Things on my mind

I think this post will be a little of this and a little of that.
I want to thank God for this journey that He has us on. A journey that I am not sure is at its end.
Last night while sitting by the river...ahhh...I was thinking about Sarah once again.
She seems to be on my mind a lot lately.
I began to wonder how many times she thought that maybe her journey was over.
How many times she had the maids or servants arrange the many tents...only to in a few days or weeks--have them pack them up again.
Isn't this so like our lives?
We are constantly on a journey. A journey through this land that is not our home.
We have this deep seated longing for a place of rest. A place where we will finally feel at home.
Some of us strive to find our place in gathering memories and possessions.
They do not satisfy.
He won't let them satisfy.....He has something so much better waiting for us.
Himself.
I shared awhile back about our dream of having a ministry place that would minister to those in the ministry. It has been a deep seated longing in my heart for many, many years.
There have been times when I wondered if it was just something that I wanted. A dream that I had made up to give me something to long for. Do you know what I mean?
During the conference Dad spoke to a man about this dream. You see, Mom and Dad have had this dream too. The man told Dad that he knew of maybe to ways to fulfill this dream.
The one that is closest to our dream fulfilled....is in a town in TN.
It is already our dream in action.
There has been a couple there running the ministry for 30 years. I don't have many details about what the place looks like or even what the facilities are...but the couple is ready to retire.
I tell you that this makes me excited and yet a little scared. There have been many times when I wondered what God has been preparing me for. I have wondered why He allowed me the years in the culinary field -if not to end the end use it for His glory. I really have no desire to go back into the field of fine dinning in a restaurant. But how cool would it be to be able to use those talents to bless warriors worn out from service for their King? And there is the creative side of me that for the most part lays dormant.....how cool to use that to make the females feel special. And the passion I have to see the body of Christ whole.....up and fighting for Him.
And then God gave me a husband that is so talented with his hands. He can build and fix almost anything. He really does not want to go back into the masonry business. Wasted talent?
I don't think so. God has been preparing us for something. It is funny.. but, as I share my dreams(often unspoken) about what this place of ministry would look like....he smiles and says he has had the same pictures in his mind.
Is that cool or what?
Our God is a dream giver......and He is the one who makes dreams come true!
Could it be that the dream was a dream planted by God?
We shall see.
The couple is on vacation. And next week we will call and see if this is the beginning of our/His dream come true.
If not....we will stay here and start a home---until He says GO.

One more thing.
God has shown me that I am not to go to San Antonio.
And, I am really o.k with that. I never really had a peace about it. But, I knew that God wanted me to buy those tickets back in September. I did look forward to meeting some really cool ladies and giving them a great big hug(and I am not generally a hugger). And I looked forward to the special time with Beth Moore that we would have. And yes, the p.j party would have been a blast.....not to mention getting to travel and spend time with a good friend.
But, somewhere else there was a woman who was praying for God to let her go.
Money was tight and the only way she could go is if God stepped in and performed a miracle.
And He did.
He bought her tickets way back in September. How cool is our God?
And He made sure that she was signed up to attend all the special activities for the blogging girls.
And then at almost the last minute He provided someone for her to room with.
If that does not tug on your heart...... I don't know what will.
He loves us so tenderly. And when it aligns with His will...... He wants to give us the desires of our hearts. Don't give up on the dreams He has planted. Water them with prayers.
Don't give up the hope.
In due season you will reap the reward.
Be encouraged!
Our labor is not in vain.
Love you!
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