Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth!
Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity." Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.- Psalm 96
Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity." Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.- Psalm 96
Two weeks ago we received an email from the IMB saying that the decision for a job match wouldn't be made until summer of 2011, which means we won't be going until 2012 at least. We had been preparing to go in spring of 2011 so this came as a huge shock to us! We had also just begun a two month focus at our home church on prayer and fasting. We got the email that Sunday morning before church and God met us right where we were during worship that morning. We let go what we were holding onto so tightly; our future. It was definitely not in our own strength, but God graciously drawing us closer and assuring us of His sovereignty. An amazing thing happened after that morning-peace. Peace and a new sense of purpose and direction. A renewed hunger and thirst for more of Him, just Him. Not ministry, not missions, not serving, just a desire for more of the God who created us to bring Him glory. And it is sweet.
So, now, God has led us to something different. Something we never would have thought of on our own. I was offered a job to work full time at the chiropractors office I had already been working at. I will be starting next week and Grayden will be staying at home with Evy and doing seminary full time as well as young adult ministry. We feel so much joy in this and are so thankful for a God who sees the big picture and actually created the big picture. We are still in the IMB process of going overseas. We have no idea what is ahead. Only that we serve a God who is unchanging. We pray that this time would be one of deeper intimacy with Christ. He is so good!
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