Moving Forward....
Moving forward....a new trail to explore.....leaving the comfortable and familiar behind. On Tuesday Steve and I finalized our decision to leave FBC. This was one of the hardest decisions we have ever had to make. I have been a youth worker at FBC with Joseph for 9 years and now I am not; just like that, my time is done. I do have peace, but there is still a saddness there. It is clear that the Lord is moving me on to a new thing. Moving on to what you ask? I do not know...yet. I am still waiting to hear what direction He wants me to go, but I do know He said "it is time to go", so I am saddled up and ready for the ride. Will it be a leisure ride where I can give my horse his head, relax the rein and just enjoy the ride or will I need to collect the reins, push my heals to the ground and be ready for a more challenging ride? I am not sure, I am still riding through the trees and the trail is still hidden from complete view. The trail I have just finished was amazing. So full of great memories, fun times, miracles and plenty of growing times. A good trail....a trail worth taking....a well cut trail that is easy to see and was a great learning trail. The trail before me now is one less traveled and not as easily defined by many hooves traveling over it. Am I called to cut a new trail? Maybe. We will see what the trail looks like once I navigate through these trees ahead. I can see the sun poking through...I am close. The trail behind me was worth the ride, now I look ahead to a new trail....a new ride....the reins are yours Lord! I am mounted and ready to ride!This is my new bog, a blog for my own ideas, for sharing with you where God is taking me. Thanks for stopping by. I look forward to sharing ideas and revelations, to hearing your comments and advice. I don't want or expect to go on this trail alone. So, let's ride!
posted by Vicki | 6:48 PM
6 Comments:
I have no good horse analogies to share, but loved this. Thank you for your honesty.
I was doing some blog surfing tonight and saw this translation of Psalm 23. Not sure which one it is, but even just as poetry it seemed to speak to this place we're in:
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this
You will lead me by the right road
though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always
though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
Thanks Jacqui. Those words express my feelings perfectly. I THINK I am doing the right thing, but I am human and I may be wrong. I do know that my greatest desire is to be obedient. Me leaving FBC is NOT something I would normally choose, the decision was HARD. So, I know I did not make a hasty decision because it was a struggle. However, I think Steve and I are going a different direction than FBC, so we will see where this decision takes us. Thanks again.
I Love you Vicki and I am glad that you are trusting God. We (at first I was going to put "you") have such an awesome support of friends that we are all ride with. I think that the ride will consist both of relaxation and hold on for dear life moments...in fact as I write this...I think it is bothe at the same time if we are letting the Proper Rider lead! :)
Could all of us be in more of a flux right now? I started to get a bit caught up in the overwhelmingness of it all this evening, but God is good, and He ushered me right back into his arms. The past month or so of relaxation with Mark has been awesome, but I am now getting a bit anxious for our own upcoming ride. Will it be smooth or bumpy? Will my faith be tested like never before? The road ahead is full of uncertainties, that is for certain sure, but I am so thankful that God knows it all, and he has the way prepared. We will weather this together, Vick, and that also sustains me. We have all made some pretty hefty decisions of late, but they were not made lightly and not made without serious seeking of our Father's desires for us. Now we just trust in Him to guide us through, knowing He will catch us always when we stumble, and cheer us on when we are sure. God loves us all so much, in that we have blessed assurance!
Vicki, I didn't know you had this new blog...so awesome. I love how you related your journey to the "trail that your riding on." It's perfect. It's all still so uncertain, but knowing that God is leading, it doesnt' matter where the trail goes, its all for Him. To grow closer to Him and to eachother.
Thanks for sharing your heart. Can't wait to see how this all unfolds. And call me soon, so we can ride that trail together :)
We love you guys.
Great words Vick, you penned it well. I know many of us are thinking these very same things.
Keep trusting your gut. God speaks gut fluently :-)
Mark
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