It’s raining again. Seems like it has been raining for days. The stream behind the camp turns into a raging river. After the first rain, it rose dramatically, then went back down the next day. It took out the cool sukot we built for the wedding. All that remained was the one pole that had transformed into a living tree. In an effort to save it, we re-planted it back where it was, only to have another storm move in and bring the river back up to flood level. This morning, I have not walked down to see if it survived, but somehow, I think that this time it will be gone for good. All that remains are the photos and the memories. It all has significant symbolism to me. It was built to commemorate a restoration of a family — new life. The poles were gathered from the woods – all twisted and interesting, but dead sticks nonetheless. Perhaps it was never dead in the first place, and just needed the moisture from the ground to take root and blossom, but I believe that God allowed one of those poles to come back to life like Aaron’s rod of old. A definite symbolic signpost of the event for which it was built. And now, the structure, which was temporary to begin with, was washed away by the rains. Curious how that coincided with the same week that Corey and Meredith are leaving.
Denny Rogers received a word at the end of 2006 concerning 2007, and one of the 12 items reads thus: “It will be a time of change – a releasing of the old – things and people who have served their purpose.” This morning, I was reading and thinking about all that is occurring right now here. I hear rumblings of change, but see little evidence of it. Talking will only go so far. It’s like talking about running a marathon, but never doing it. Anyway, I have no idea how things will go from here on out — it is as if we are a ship lost at sea, drifting off course. Hope remains for us to get back on course or even find a safe harbor…I can only hope it is soon.
I believe that when we as individuals are ready for change (and have been for some time) we catch wind of the possibility and we become restless for immiediate action. We’ve got to remember that if God is for restoration, He is also for preventing the things that may cause restoration to be necessary. If that makes sense. And we want to make sure that change is pursued in the timing of God. It would be a mistake to jump the gun only to have to repair a situation because things were accomplished according to our timing. So in all that, I’m with you friend and restless as well. My hope remains in what God wants to do. My desire is that the right people will listen and respond.
Hi friend… I’m with you and Eric… restlessness is in the air. However, though we feel like we are a ship lost at sea, that is so far from the truth. If we were “lost”, than that would mean we would be out of God’s will, and I believe, with all my heart, that this is just that, God’s Will! We aren’t lost because He’s the one steering the ship now. We have let go of the wheel and said, “Jesus, take the wheel.” Okay, so that was cheezy, but it’s true! 🙂 I had become complacent and comfortable, well, He doesn’t ask us to live a comfortable and complacent life… so He stirs stuff up for us sometimes. I have NO idea what tomorrow holds and THAT is why I MUST cling to Jesus with all I have within me. I will miss the people who leave, we’ve been together through a lot, however, I know that God will NOT leave spaces vacant for long… So, lets all stick together and be restless with peace!!! 🙂 Love you guys!
It’s hard to believe sometimes that I am one of those people who is marked for leaving. I always had believed that I would be there. Now, to think that change comes when Liz and I are gone, or that change is now possible because we’re not there is sad. I pray the best of the Lord for Voice. Maybe in our vacancy others can flourish. Just as long as we are not a “Jonah” thrown overboard so the ship can sail again. : )
Send some of that rain our direction,we’ve been in a draught for the past three months. The lakes are recycling themselves, stirring up the algae and making the water taste like scum. speaking of lakes, we were on Lake Freeman for vacation.