Mountain of God

Today I am so excited to share what God is doing in my life.

I just came back from a trip to the mountains. I have not been away from home, except for a few hospital stays, since before Ivory was born 3 years ago. In fact, the last time I left was for my mother's funeral in 2002. I was very happy to get to go somewhere, needless to say.

God has been speaking so much, I don't know where to begin. I have tried to sort things out in my mind, but this is one of the first times I have had to set down and write about it all.

Our friend that married Arbon and I is starting a church. He has longed for my husband to be a part of his ministry some day. Honestly we have been hesitant because we feel so unprepared for anything like that. Anyways, we have been praying about it to see if this is what God wants us to do. The chance to go and see the area came for us last Sunday.

It was so nice to get away. The beauty of God's creation overwhelms me at times. I feel like the mountains are so much closer to God and heaven than this dry valley we have been in. It was a time of adjustment the first few days. Ivory had a wonderful time playing with their daughter about her age. The last night we stayed there we rented the movie, "One Night With the King." That is an awesome movie, by the way. It is about Esther and it spoke to me as she showed courage in the face of certain death. I listened to some worship music, by Jason Upton, before I went to sleep that night. The next day I knew. I had been going back and forth but that morning I really felt a longing to be there.

Now tha I am home, it is even greater. I have a burden for the lost there and I want to be apart of what God is going to do. I long to have the fellowship and the chance to go into my "promised land". I had been thinking about this before I left. In our Bible study, Beth Moore talks about believing God for your promised land. This study has been so awesome to prepare me for our future. I truly believe its where we are meant to be. THere are many doors the Lord must open but I know HE will do it once we just surrender to Him and allow Him to work it all out.

We would appreciate your prayers in the coming days. Arbon is still not as convinced as I am. He is not sure that God wants to do all this. He is always fearful of disapointment and setting himself up. I am encouraging him to believe and trust.

May we all learn a lesson in this. God wants to give us good things. Let us believe Him and look for our promised land. Don't let Satan scare you away! God is greater than all our fears, and I have many. But I put my trust in my Father and He has never failed me and He never will.

God Bless You all.