Last night at our small group we discussed the Israelites taking over Jericho. God told them exactly how to make the wall of Jericho fall. They were to march around it once every day for six days and on the seventh day, they marched around the city seven times and then blew the trumpets and watched as the wall fell.
The discussion in Bible study was what are walls in our lives and what are steps we are willing to take to have those walls fall.
In the back of my mind, I found myself thinking that in a way, the Israelites had it easy. They had clear direction given to them from God through Joshua and all they had to do was follow it and believe. Of course it would be hard to believe that a wall as thick as Jericho's was going to fall down just by walking around it but God can do the impossible.
I find myself wondering why God doesn't seem to give me clear direction like that. In a way, I was almost jealous of the Israelites. I wish God would tell me what to do so I could just act in faith and believe He could accomplish it. I really think I would have had the faith to believe in God's plan. But I think I have it a bit harder then they did.
There are so many distractions in my life preventing me from hearing from God. And honestly, during this time in my life, I feel as though God is not speaking very loudly - not even in a whisper really. If only he would share with me the next step.
It's been frustrating to try and wade through the decision making process with Chris. Where do we go, what jobs to we take. Do we move from our families and friends and start a new adventure? Do we stick it out and stay in Pullman or .....Prosser where it seems as though the opportunities only go so far? Where do you want us to go? What do you want us to do?
One person last night put it very well - when we are in the midst of a hard situation we lack perspective. All we can see is the wall we need to overcome but we cannot see what is on the other side or the big pictures of how God's hand is moving. Hindsight is always 20/20.
So I continue wading through this time with Chris and with God, hoping and trusting that God will speak and direction will be given and my faith will be strengthened. And what do I learn from the walls of Jericho? That no matter how crazy God's plans seem, He is in control and knows what he's doing. I just need to quiet my heart before him and listen for the still soft voice of direction.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Hold the Hope
This winter, Chris and I have been able to attend nearly all the men's basketball games - for free. It's made me quite the basketball fan. The games are a lot of fun to attend in person and I'm even getting more into it - yelling at the refs, pointing out fouls and cheering loudly for our team.
But I get so disappointed at some Coug fans. Now I understand, some of them sacrifice a lot to come to games. Driving down from Spokane in the snow and ice, parking miles away or paying tons to park closer and much more. However, if the Cougs aren't winning, it seems that it's more important to get to your car rather then stick out the last few seconds of the game and support the team.
Last Saturday, the Cougs were down by not more then 10 points in the final two minutes of the game. Hard for any team to come back on but they fought hard. Chris and I were so irritated to see that people just started streaming out of the coliseum as if the game were over. Especially when we saw about 5 guys leave wearing shirts that said "Hold the Hope". Hold the Hope for who, the other team?
If you're going to be a Coug fan, be a true Coug fan. This means that you will stand out in the freezing cold, rain, snow, sun, sleet, wind, or even stand inside a perfecty mild colisem and support your team until the very end!
Once a Coug, Always a Coug.
But I get so disappointed at some Coug fans. Now I understand, some of them sacrifice a lot to come to games. Driving down from Spokane in the snow and ice, parking miles away or paying tons to park closer and much more. However, if the Cougs aren't winning, it seems that it's more important to get to your car rather then stick out the last few seconds of the game and support the team.
Last Saturday, the Cougs were down by not more then 10 points in the final two minutes of the game. Hard for any team to come back on but they fought hard. Chris and I were so irritated to see that people just started streaming out of the coliseum as if the game were over. Especially when we saw about 5 guys leave wearing shirts that said "Hold the Hope". Hold the Hope for who, the other team?
If you're going to be a Coug fan, be a true Coug fan. This means that you will stand out in the freezing cold, rain, snow, sun, sleet, wind, or even stand inside a perfecty mild colisem and support your team until the very end!
Once a Coug, Always a Coug.
Monday, February 18, 2008
February
February has been and up and down month. It started out with us finding out that Chris did not get the job in Pullman. That was a big disappointment and we are trying to figure out plan B now. Hopefully, Plan B includes us living in Pullman because we would really like to stay for a little while.
The first up of February is that the snow has FINALLY started to do a little melting which is so nice to be able to drive on roads where you can mostly see the lane you're supposed to be in and not have 3 inch berms in the middle of the lane when you need to turn left! This has been very nice indeed. I feel that spring is trying to break through and come to Pullman. There is hope. :)
Another down and up of February was that my grandma fell and broke her hip. She had surgery to replace the part that was broken and it went extremely well. She has been in the hospital a little over a week now and is doing better every day. My family came to Prosser this weekend to get her house ready for her to come home. Please continue to pray for a speedy recovery for her and confidence that she can get back to doing most things she lives - gardening especially!
We had a fun Valentine's Day. We decided that trying to go out to dinner would be to expensive and to crowded as everyone was probably doing that so we stayed home and cooked our own dinner. Cooking is something we really like to do together so we made homemade pizza complete with homemade dough. And to celebrate we put our pepperoni on in the shape of a heart. It was a nice evening at home.
This weekend we had been planning on going to Spokane when our friends backed out on us but we decided we really needed to get out of Pullman anyway. We decided to head home to Prosser for the weekend. My aunt and uncle were also coming from Pullman as well as from Portland. It has been a nice weekend of visiting my grandma, visiting with other family and not having any plans at all. It's nice to be able to just go with the flow and not have to worry about being anywhere at any certain time. Relaxing for sure and I think we needed to get away for a few days.
While here at home I also finished the scarf I've been working on for way to long (although it's not entirely my fault - I did plan a wedding in the middle of knitting it). :) So now it's on to other fun projects - specifically, a matching hat. Let the creativity begin.
Although this month has been a lot of ups and downs, I am so glad to see the sun shining, feel the temperature warming up and I feel that my heart is beginning to hope more as spring comes and brings new opportunities on the horizon.
The first up of February is that the snow has FINALLY started to do a little melting which is so nice to be able to drive on roads where you can mostly see the lane you're supposed to be in and not have 3 inch berms in the middle of the lane when you need to turn left! This has been very nice indeed. I feel that spring is trying to break through and come to Pullman. There is hope. :)
Another down and up of February was that my grandma fell and broke her hip. She had surgery to replace the part that was broken and it went extremely well. She has been in the hospital a little over a week now and is doing better every day. My family came to Prosser this weekend to get her house ready for her to come home. Please continue to pray for a speedy recovery for her and confidence that she can get back to doing most things she lives - gardening especially!
We had a fun Valentine's Day. We decided that trying to go out to dinner would be to expensive and to crowded as everyone was probably doing that so we stayed home and cooked our own dinner. Cooking is something we really like to do together so we made homemade pizza complete with homemade dough. And to celebrate we put our pepperoni on in the shape of a heart. It was a nice evening at home.
This weekend we had been planning on going to Spokane when our friends backed out on us but we decided we really needed to get out of Pullman anyway. We decided to head home to Prosser for the weekend. My aunt and uncle were also coming from Pullman as well as from Portland. It has been a nice weekend of visiting my grandma, visiting with other family and not having any plans at all. It's nice to be able to just go with the flow and not have to worry about being anywhere at any certain time. Relaxing for sure and I think we needed to get away for a few days.
While here at home I also finished the scarf I've been working on for way to long (although it's not entirely my fault - I did plan a wedding in the middle of knitting it). :) So now it's on to other fun projects - specifically, a matching hat. Let the creativity begin.
Although this month has been a lot of ups and downs, I am so glad to see the sun shining, feel the temperature warming up and I feel that my heart is beginning to hope more as spring comes and brings new opportunities on the horizon.
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