Day 15 open :: 2019 FMF 31 Days Writing Challenge :: Going With God

​It may not be on the mountain's height
Or over the stormy sea
It may not be at the battle's front
My Lord will have need of me
But if by a still small voice He calls
To paths I do not know
I'll answer dear Lord with my hand in Thine
I'll go where You want me to go
 
Verse 1 of I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go
Carrie E. Rounsefell | Charles Edward Prior | Mary Brown   Public Domain
 
Promises made, promises kept.

The pledge of young love.

David and I talked a lot about our future together before we got married. We wanted to make sure that we were on the same page. We had both seen what happens to couples who assume things about each other only to find out down the road that they hadn’t been honest.

It’s easy to get swept along by the warm fuzzies of emotional love.

I am so grateful that we made a pledge to the Lord to work together under the headship of Jesus. There was a higher calling to our marriage besides pleasing ourselves. We purposed to please God in our marriage and calling into ministry.

Conversations eventually turned to where we would make our home. I was living in the same home my family had moved into when I was 2. David had experienced multiple moves in his childhood. We came to the agreement that the best place for us to be was in the will of God, where ever that took us. All we asked of God was to make it clear to us when and where the next move would be.

Since the beginning of our 37 year marriage we’ve moved 13 times. Not all were perfectly executed. Not all were in response to a ministry call. But, God used each move to strengthen our walk with Him.

For us, each move proved to be a period of learning more about the character of God as well as our own. Why do we hold on to the stuff we have? What makes the perfect home?  What do we actually need to be content? You find these things out each time you have to pack up and go.

Going with God requires mobility. The willingness to consider your past in the rear view mirror as the Lord leads you along to the next landing place. “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 (NASB)
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How about you? How has God worked in your life in the places where you’ve lived? 

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