**picture if our backyard. there is about three and a half feet of water there. since my camera was in the bag that was stolen, this is the only current picture i have of our house... **I feel the Lord is teaching me the temporariness of this life. I mentioned awhile ago about seasons and how some seasons are long and some are short, but the Lord is in control of everything. I moved into our flooded house thinking that was the last house the Lord will have us in before we head back to the states, but yet again, I may make plans, but the Lord is the one that makes things happen.
I remember LB, one of my friends, saying how it's great that I don't have much stuff, as we were taking things out of the house after the last flood. Yet as I sit here in the room that we are currently staying in,we are staying with the family that we stayed with when we first got here, E&F's, I am embarrassed at the amount of stuff I have. As I was thinking about that today, I thought how much more I want to downsize.
My heart is where my treasure is and I continually want to remember that my treasures are in heaven and not here. I don't want to feel like I can't live without something on this earth. It's so temporary. The more stuff I accumulate, the harder it will be for me to pick up and follow Jesus. So, although the flood was a pretty scary crisis, carrying my daughter up a pretty good current, I feel the Lord has used it to grow me yet again.
For days, purposefully, I put off thinking about my situation and focused on JM. But as soon as she left and I came before the Lord for direction, I sense His new-found direction for A and me. I'm still praying about it, but hopefully soon, I will be able to tell you what my plans are for this next season... however long it may be.
