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| The place where you are right now, God circled on a map for you" Hafiz |
difficult yes...foolish...by no means!
To others they may seem not only foolish but
even wrong...yet I know they were right then and remain right now...oh yes!
You see, Michael and I have been called many times by someone most difficult to ignore...our loving Father God...ever tried turning Him down? Do you think He's ever ignored?
Be honest now!
I believe I am where I am because of a gracious, wise Him...but did I ever think M and I would ultimately retire in Texas? You've gotta' be kidding! Not, not.
I dreamed and planned of spending retirement in the mountains...I so love mountains! M and I spent our honeymoon in Colorado and I was hooked for life!
But that's history...and this is the place I'm now meant to be...with all its good and not so good. I'm not a hot weather girl...whew!
Incidentally, I don't think sweating becomes me! Ha...had no clue that I was gonna' sweat & sweat...somebody please hand me a towel.
Incidentally, I don't think sweating becomes me! Ha...had no clue that I was gonna' sweat & sweat...somebody please hand me a towel.
I was 100% content living along side one of our four sons and his family; country living at its best w/nature constantly amazing us!
However...oh my, however...God stepped in w/yet another place circled...just for us!
He had consistently drawn circles for us in places we'd never dreamed of so why should we have been surprised? Easy...because this place is sooo...shall I say, foreign!
Lord, do you really intend for the two of us to move to China? "Yes...Yes. I do, trust me."
My personal decision involved a few important items:
I was 72 years old...
I had not attended college nor was I a professional teacher...
My mother was 92 and legally blind...
I was grandmother of ten wonderful grands...
Let's see, oh and I was living in my little dream house...
Perfectly perfect.
Leave all that, Lord? Listen to me! You're kidding me, right?
"Vasca, my child...haven't you learned by now that I don't kid around. You understand me perfectly, believe me I know you."
Okay, so there I was...my initial excitement gave way to outright terror, I sweated (another towel, please) because in my heart I knew I was denying Him...and like Peter I wept...and wept...drowning in my tears until a peace I had never experienced engulfed me!
Mmm, peace...sweet peace.
I finally knew I was willing to give up all my 'perfects' and making the right decision...just right, that's all...this was to be one outstandingly right, life-changing decision. Oh Yes!
When the scripture describes how I will follow Him, it means giving up everything I count precious...and trust me, it takes grit...true grit.
Decision making at its best...again, trust me (asking you to trust me generously), been there...done that...still doing it best I can.
So, here's my plan, God willing:
This is the first posting in a series about what I consider my 'right' decisions...forget about the wrong ones for awhile, okay?
I hope you'll walk with me as we consider other circles; who knows...perhaps where you are, God circled on a map just for you .
From my heart...to yours
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