God's Plan!
Hello everyone. I wanted to tell each one of you how encouraging it is to hear from you. I may have told you this already, but you will never know what it means to me and Matt to know that we have such a strong support of people that love us.
God's plan is best! I have known this for quite sometime, but just this week my eyes are being opened to some of my lives questions for the past 3 years. For the past 3 years I have been praying, even begging at times, for God to answer me. We may not always understand His ways, but His ways are best.
In Psalm 119 we see that His words are a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. I didn't ever really think much about this scripture besides the obvious. Just this week I heard a lesson being taught on this (part of God's plan and timing for my life). If you think about this scripture, it doesn't say that God's word will light the entire path, so much that we can see the destination. Instead, we see that His word reveals the path step by step. We may not always see what lies ahead of us. Stay close to Christ and learn to walk patiently with Him. We shouldn't run ahead into the darkness. We must continually deny ourselves to see God. I am and will always be dependant on Christ to carry me.
This is really taking a hold of me today!
4 Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: 6He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. 7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him... Psalm 37:4-7
This is the same verse God used to direct me in a decision when I was 15 and it is the same verse He is using again (also part of God's timing and plan for my life), along with other circumstances, to show me where to put my feet.
To delight in the Lord is to know him better. We find delight in knowing Him. I believe that when we begin to know Him in an intimate love relationship, our desires are replaced with His desires for us. Trust Him and wait for Him.
God's plans for my life are better than my plans for my life!
12 Comments:
Mitchell your journal today is just proof of God answering the prayers we lift up to Him. Remember what we always say that God is Sovereign and Faithful ! I'm so happy that God is speaking to you and showing you His timing. That is all that matters - is His timing for us. I wanted to share a quote with you that I shared with our World Changers yesterday - Don't Forget the safest place to be is anywhere God is in control. Also, in order for Abraham to be obedient to God he would not be able to be in control of his life. The place where God was leading him would be the land he would receive his "inheritance."
I am so proud of you Mitchell and miss you a lot but I know you are where you are supposed to be.
that was a really encouraging post to read! it makes me miss you more! i love hearing about all the things God is showing you! maybe all of us need to go on a trip like that, where we're away from home, not so comfortable, and doing work for the Lord. you're depending on Him for everything: your health, your safety, your next move. but, the Lord is definately at work down here, too!!! as far as what's been up the last few days, well, wednesday we(me, benj, jaime, trey, ashley and michael jr. came!!) went to applebee's with steve for his birthday- but i noticed he forgot to mention that when he was griping about you not being there!!!......lol! (just kidding steve) it was fun! did i tell you this already?? i dont remember. oh well. and me and mahaley are hanging out this weekend! so im excited about that. and me and benj are about to go run some errands for his trip! well i hope to hear from you soon!! we all love and miss you so so much!~
The lesson from Psalm 119 was perfect for me today! I'll definitely go back and read it again. Thanks Mitch. It was also great to see the pics on the straightway page. We gotta get Benj packed up for World Changers. Yea. That's right. The trip is just 12 hours from now. You know....true Shoumaker fashion....last minute packing. It's the only way to go.
Mitch -
When I read yout post "God's Plan!", I was so moved.
It is so clear that God is using this summer to prepare you for something so great in His service that only eternity will tell the people that came to know Christ because of what you have done under His leadership.
Although you are so far away, the things that you report have given me an opportunity to examine my own life and my relationship to our Lord. Thank you for doing that.
You remain in my constant prayers. Keep me posted on what is going on.
Love you my brother.
- Campbell
That was truely inspiring words in your journal today. I am not much on words. So I will just let you know that I am praying for you and hope you will pray for us as we take out on world changers. Also I have not picked up your bike yet however I plan on getting it after the world changers trip. Well after looking at your pictures, it looks like you truely have holy feet now. O.K. sick hummor. I said I am not much on words so see you later.
Mitch...I'm brain fried and about to go to bed, but you should know that your thoughts about Psalm 119 were exactly what I needed to hear...TODAY. A constant worrier like your favorite older sister struggles with "running ahead into the darkness", when God does not even intend for me to go there without Him. He is walking beside me, day by day, lighting the path. I don't even need to consider things that might happen tomorrow, next year, etc., because He is revealing things to me today. I appreciate your insight and your faithfulness to share what God has revealed to you. I love you more than you know.
On a lighter note, I explained our game of "Toe Crusher" to Keith and Kayla tonight. Ha--good times. Now that's one you might want to teach the kids over there! Good old fashion fun. :)
We are pretty much taking it easy tomorrow...speaking of taking it easy...how was the water park?
Love & miss you lots, Lindz
Mitch, I am so proud of you. It is truly amazing to see how God answers prayer. He never lets us down. Sometimes it can be so discouraging to feel like God has forgotten our request... but it is so encouraging to know that when we wait on Him, He ALWAYS answers. And His will is ALWAYS best!! Our memory verse for camp this summer is Jeremiah 29:11 -
For I know the plans I have for you - this is the Lord's declaration - plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
He is our hope! And he never fails us. I can't wait to hear about everything else that God is going to do this summer! He is so great!
Gotta get back to camp now.. but I miss you tons!!
Hi Mitchell, this is Mrs. Denise (Tyler's mom). I just wanted to say that what you wrote has so inspired me to be patient and let God lead me down the path I am supposed to take. The past few months I have been walking down a path that has been the hardest path I have ever been down. It is so encouraging to see God working in your life! Bless you for being such an inspiration! Take care! I can't wait to read more about what you are doing!
Mitchell, Pap and I are praying for that sunburn. We know how painful that can be. Your journal entries are blessing our lives. God certainly is speaking to a lot of us through you.
Give Matt our love and assure him we pray for him, too.
We miss you just knowing you're far away. But as you say God is the same everywhere. I like that!
And we trust Him to care for your every need.
Hang in there, Keep the faith and give some away, too.
Pap and I love you so much! And our hearts rejoice that God is showing you (and us) a portion of His will. We wouldn't be able to handle it knowing all of it at once.
Pap sends lots of love, me, too.
We pray for you everyday, more than once.
Gran
WAT YOU WEARIN???
NEVA HEARD OF IT!!!!!
just thought that would encourage you spiritually.
I know you are laughing right now.
love ya bro
just b/c this is the first comment i've posted doesn't mean that I don't love you
it just means i don't think about you that much
thomas
wow I really picked the wrong thing to comment on didn't I? It was all spiritual in here until I showed up
Hey Mitch...I know I haven't written in a few days, but I've been thinking about you tons! Miss you! I'm anxious to know what' been going on this week. I have been praying for you every single day, especially for that sunburn. Poor Mitch. They don't have sunscreen in ____________? Just curious! Ha--Belle and I were reminiscing about how you and I played "Toe Crusher" when we were little--LOL--fun times. Anyway, it's bright and shiny morning time where you are! We are getting ready for VBS at the JBC (coming up in July). You should have seen Rebecca and Hannah Lilly showing us the motions on Sunday for training. They were so cute. It made me think of your famous move from VBS long ago. You know the one I'm talking about! Love you so much. :)
Hey Mitchell,
It's Ashley @ Wink! I just found your blog after being bored at work. :) We really do miss you around here! Anyway, I read this blog and I wanted to thank you for writing it. It really hit home for me in a many ways. So often do I want to run ahead because I'm so impatient. This just reminds me to wait for him and know that his plan is perfect. Speaking of waiting on him, I have about 3 weeks left until our son, Trace, is expected to arrive. It seems like the past year and half has been a true test of my trust in the Lord. But what we've waited for all this time is almost here! I'm just so excited to know that my son will be/already is a sign of his faithfulness. It's amazing and I am truly blessed to have lived through all that he's shown me recently. Anyway, just wanted to say hi and let you know that I miss you and will be checking in and praying for you.
Take care,
Ashley Ballard
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