Peace

Confession: before we even knew where God was going to place us, I had my heart set on Vietnam. We even ate at a Vietnamese restaurant right before going down to the recruitment fair. I had read other people's blogs about their adventures throughout Vietnam and knew that I wanted to go there. I even dreamed about it and felt so sure that that was surely the place that God would have us go. But God's amazingly generous and sovereign hand showed us the way. Was I slightly disappointed at first? Yes. I had my own agenda. I had my heart set on dreams that were not meant to be. My heart's desires were not in line with what God's desires were for us.

We had a friend over for lunch after church the other day. We were discussing going to Thailand, as well as the new and unknown adventures that he will be taking with his family. After he finishes his PhD, his family will most likely relocate to a different state, depending on where he gets a job. We talked about how easy it is to have your heart set on one thing because it may "feel right" to you. However, God knows the plans that he has for each of us... and they are certainly plans to prosper us. We also talked about the peace that comes with knowing that you are following God's will. That's where Mike and I are at right now... complete peace with going to Thailand because we know that God has truly blessed us with this amazing opportunity to love and serve His people in another part of the world.

We pray that you know the wonderful peace that comes in trusting in our Savior. He is so good.