Pressing In

I miss blogging! But I haven’t really had much to say! J

We received our July 1 update/number (what number? catch up here!) and we continue to VERY SLOWLY move down the list for our paperwork to be reviewed. We’re heading into Ethiopia’s “rainy season” when everything screeches to a halt for a couple of months... so we anticipate a lull in updates until the fall.

I’ll be honest – I’m feeling lonesome in this phase of the process. I have intentionally built a lot of margin into my life… knowing that we want to simplify our time, resources and commitments in preparation for the changes to come. That open space feels enormous right now. It’s instinct to want to fill it – to create busyness. But I know that’s not what I’m supposed to do!

It’s being pressed upon my heart to continue simplifying and to continue seeking God in this waiting phase. So I’m pressing into Him...

Why would you ever complain, O Jacob, or, whine, Israel, saying,“God has lost track of me. He doesn’t care what happens to me”?Don’t you know anything? Haven’t you been listening? God doesn’t come and go. God lasts. He’s Creator of all you can see or imagine.He doesn’t get tired out, doesn’t pause to catch his breath. And he knows everything, inside and out. He energizes those who get tired, gives fresh strength to dropouts. For even young people tire and drop out, young folk in their prime stumble and fall. But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, they run and don’t get tired, they walk and don’t lag behind. 

Isaiah 40:27-31 (The Message)