It's Time to Move!

It's official. We are moving. Nathan texted me this morning that we are on the VML (that's military code for "Vulnerable to Move List") so we will be moving sometime between October and January. We knew it was coming, but now it's official. And imagine my surprise when I walked into church and the sermon title was "It's Time to Move!" Actually, I wasn't surprised. I get the sermon every week so I can type the points and verses into the laptop so they can be projected onto the wall during the services. But before this morning, the sermon wasn't personal. It was just a good message about how the Israelites were getting comfortable on Mt. Horeb. It was time for them to move into the Promised Land and they didn't want to go. They were comfortable. They had everything they needed, or so they thought, on Mt. Horeb. But God said "Go!" Chuck made the point that comfort is the enemy of progress. You get so comfortable doing what you're doing, where you're doing it. God does not equip us to get comfortable. He equips to go, to conquer, to get our of our comfortable and into His will. Shreveport could easily become my Mt. Horeb. I love it here. I love my job and my friends and our church and I know I am going to cry a few times between now and when we leave. But I know God has something for us elsewhere. And I must say the upside to getting stationed at another base is Nathan's hours are sure to change. No more 12 hour shifts. He will hopefully and most likely go to a position that is Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm. We are both SO looking forward to that. Our entire lives will be completely different when that happens. Sometimes I think that it's impossible for anywhere we go after this to be as good as here, but that's just like the Israelites saying they couldn't conquer the inhabitants of the Promised Land. God had just delivered them from the Egyptians. He parted the Red Sea for them. But giants?! No, no that was just too much for God... Wrong! I hate catching myself in thinking like the Israelites. They were so silly sometimes. God would show His might in miraculous ways, and right after they would be complaining about this and that. I read that and think to myself, "That is so silly! If God led me around in the desert by pillars of fire and cloud, bringing me manna everyday, I would never doubt His ability to provide." But that's exactly what I'm doing. He has provided everything here for me. My wonderful husband, my amazing job, my great friends, and on and on and on. And He always knows exactly what He is doing. No matter where we go or what we are doing, we will be alright as long as we are in His will. So why do I worry about tomorrow? About the next station? About what is about to change? All I need to do is keep in the forefront of my mind that God is in control and He is guiding Nathan and I. All we have to do is watch and listen and be ready to move.

Nine months ago today we got married! I love that man named Nathan Motz : )