Today at 1:30pm I met 14 other people at my church to leave on a week long missions trip.
Normally my day to day life in chronicled in another blog, this one is only meant to glorify God. But this week is meant soley for that and I know that God is helping me each step of the way.
My daughter is almost 22 months old. I have never been away from her for this long, or this far away from her. She is staying with my pastor's wife. Leaving her was one of the hardest things i have ever done.
Why did I do it? Because words are powerful, but they mean nothing if not backed up by actions. How can i teach my child that God is to be first in our lives. That nothing is to come before serving God, if I do not trust in his protection and providence enough to put him before her.
I'm struggling with "am i abandoning my child?", but have come to realize that I am not. That I am doing nothing more than working, voluneteering for a good cause and setting an example with my life for the type of life i hope my daughter leads, a life sold out to God, who puts service to God and faith in God before anything. Who does not take the easy way out when faith becomes difficult.
My child is in good hands, I love her and she knows i love her and that i'm coming back. I can't want to hug her again, but God and Hollie are taking good care of her.
God is good and I can't wait to see how he works on this trip. Please pray for the area, Livingstone, Oklahoma, where we'll be working. If i'm able to get internet access I'll keep you all updated on the work that is going on.
God is so good :)
Normally my day to day life in chronicled in another blog, this one is only meant to glorify God. But this week is meant soley for that and I know that God is helping me each step of the way.
My daughter is almost 22 months old. I have never been away from her for this long, or this far away from her. She is staying with my pastor's wife. Leaving her was one of the hardest things i have ever done.
Why did I do it? Because words are powerful, but they mean nothing if not backed up by actions. How can i teach my child that God is to be first in our lives. That nothing is to come before serving God, if I do not trust in his protection and providence enough to put him before her.
I'm struggling with "am i abandoning my child?", but have come to realize that I am not. That I am doing nothing more than working, voluneteering for a good cause and setting an example with my life for the type of life i hope my daughter leads, a life sold out to God, who puts service to God and faith in God before anything. Who does not take the easy way out when faith becomes difficult.
My child is in good hands, I love her and she knows i love her and that i'm coming back. I can't want to hug her again, but God and Hollie are taking good care of her.
God is good and I can't wait to see how he works on this trip. Please pray for the area, Livingstone, Oklahoma, where we'll be working. If i'm able to get internet access I'll keep you all updated on the work that is going on.
God is so good :)
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