Does God have a calendar?

"Alright Lord, do you realize that time is getting short before we pack up our stuff and head for Cheyenne.  You still have not pointed me in the direction of a job, I would prefer that we had our own place.  Maybe I should take over because, Lord, you must not have got your calendar from the bank this year."

His timing definately is not our own.  I am a planner.  I want everything in line, set up, and ready to go before I do ANYTHING.  If I don't, then nothing will go right, right?  I watch the date of our move draw close and yet everything seems a little to calm.  I look at posted jobs but yet don't feel a overwhelming draw to it and it doesn't feel "right".  Can't really look for a place of our own cause we have no idea how much money I will be making and when I will start working.  Even with all this unsuredness going on I still know we are suppose to go.  I think that is how I know this is Gods plan and not ours because it goes against everything that I am.  I takes me OUT of my comfort zone not put me IN it.  When I stop long enough I can see all that is being done to prepare us to go.  I guess I expected walls, walls that would test my faith during this whole process.  We have had a few but just as quickly as they arrived, God knocks them down.  He hasn't even let them last long enough to discourage me.  He knows me so well,  and he loves me so much.  He knows how much I long to serve him and be in his will.  He knows how I long to put my foot in the Jordan, but he also knows how hard it is.  He loves me so much that while things may come up that can make me run, he won't let them stick around because he is my helper.  He wants me to feel peaceful and assured.  Yes, life still goes on and things will arise that make all of us want to go back to what is comfortable but yet he promises that if we just hold on he WILL clear the path to his will for us.  Some paths are more rocky than others.  Some have bolders and some just pebbles but all rocks can stumble us on our journey.  Can get in our shoes and make the journey quite painful but then he will pick us up and carry us to ease the pain and difficulty.  I am discovering that since I have made this choice to be obedient I can see him working in places I have never noticed before.  He walks in FRONT of me on the path and kicks the pebbles and stones out of my way.

The first step of faith.

We don't always understand why God calls us when he does or why he calls us at all.  When I look back on my life I cannot see any reason why he would want us to go to anywhere but he does and it is time to be obedient.  The reason I call this blog "A foot in the Jordan" is because last time we were in Cheyenne the evangelist there was doing a series on faith. He was telling the story of Joshua having to lead the people across the Jordan river, which was flooded and raging, to get to the promised land.  God told him to have the priests put their foot on the river and it would pull back so they could cross.  That took alot of faith in somthing they did not understand. He didn't know us at the time and didn't really now that we were feeling called to Cheyanne but we were putting if off and putting it off. As he taught I had a overwelming peace and knew God was telling us it was time to go.  Of course my flesh was not wanting to listen and there was a nasty battle going on.  I was standing alone just trying to process it when I felt a arm go around my shoulder and a soft voice said "Sandee, it's time to put your foot in the Jordan."  I knew then that it was time to go.  It was time for blind faith.  It was time that we let God get everything in order and we just need to follow directions.  Is this easy? No, nothing is easy about leaving a home you love, your family, your grandbaby, but Tony said somthing to me that I hold on to.  He said, "If our children were living somewhere and were lost, wouldn't we pray for him to send someone to bring the gospel to them?" That is what we will be doing.  Hopefully we will be bringing the gospel to a loved one of someone who has been praying for years for their salvation.  We don't know whats coming, I don't have a job yet, we don't have a place of our own but we must put our foot in the Jordan and let him part the raging water.