Moving?

My blog title has taken on a whole new meaning to me these days...especially for the first few weeks after learning that I was pregnant. Not only was I in a state of shock, I didn't want to think about it, talk about it, admit it. DENIAL at it's finest. My mantra truly was, "I'll think about that tomorrow." Well, tomorrow can't wait forever and I do have to think about things as we prepare to welcome Smith 3 into the world. Things like a car, a room, a bed, etc. Things that we need to make decisions on.

As I have sat back and reflected, God's goodness and faithfulness shines forth during this time in my life. There are so many unknowns but already I see His hand at work, beginning with this precious third gift He has given our family. Wow. Almost immediately we received some unexpected finances that will go towards the things needed for this newest one. There is much left to go, but the immediate provision gave me something to cling to... He is listening, He is watching, a good reminder that He is in control.

It's also been cool to see that just as my mom handed me a Bible study to do on the Exodus, I was also listening to a sermon series on the exact same thing. I love when the Lord aligns things like that. All about preparation and watching the cloud. Moving when God says move, waiting when God says wait. I hate the waiting, but it has been such a good reminder that you stay put until the Lord says otherwise.

As I contemplated and prayed about this on my run, I wondered if we were moving too fast with putting our house on the market and desiring to move. It's something we have talked about for around a year now, but after a few days/weeks at different times we usually both come to the conclusion that it is not the Lord's timing. I want to be careful in following closely. Which was why it was cool to me to hear in the very next sermon: Red Sea Rules....the one he quoted that day was, "If you don'know what to do, take the next logical step." I felt like at the very minimum the next logical step is to put our house on the market. He also talked about the pattern /rhythm with the Lord: moving and waiting...both always done in prayer.


We don't know where the Lord is leading, where He will take us, but we do know this if we expectantly wait, He will show us where we are to go OR if we are to stay put. What we know is this, we can't sell a house, unless it is on the market. Either the Lord will provide a buyer or He won't, either way, we will find Him faithful and know that He will provide exactly what we need (not necessarily what we want). We will pray, we will watch, we will anticipate and be ready to move when and where He says to move. So as for me and the house (and a new car for that matter), I will leave that until tomorrow or until the answer comes.