Seasons

It’s interesting how you go through so many different phases and seasons of life. Some are really fun and enjoyable and others… not so much. Sometimes, even in the middle of trying to move forward, you encounter difficult change.

It’s hard when you’re walking with someone in ministry and stuff just happens. It just does, and sometimes there is no understanding of why it does…

It.
Just.
Does.

Maybe it’s the Lord allowing it and maybe it is the enemy messing with people. Or maybe it is just humanity getting in the way of the call. It’s never an easy process to separate from people who you have walked alongside for a while. We’ve gone through some of that lately here at Voice and it’s been interesting, to say the least.

But in all of it, in the struggle, in the ups and downs, in the conversations and wonderings, I have a confidence that is increasing that for me, that what I most need to do is to walk out the call. God has called me to be a part of this ministry. This is year eight. He has not wavered in His charge to me to continue on, to stay the course, even when I have asked Him to release me to be free to go elsewhere. The Lord said, “This is where I have planted you, and your roots are going deep, and you will be like a strong tree planted by the rivers of living water. Even in the droughts and dry seasons, you will flourish and prosper, because you are blooming where you have been planted.”

It’s all to easy to see the struggle at the forefront and get all bent out of shape, and in the process, miss the blessing of being consistent. So for now, despite the change, despite whatever is going on in the lives of those around me, one thing is certain: I must stay faithful to what God has called me to do. And honestly, it is my privilege and joy to do it! I can say in truth that I am still full of excitement and wonder at how this is all going to happen.