Today is Anna\u2018s birthday. It\u2019s hard to believe that our youngest child is married. She no longer lives with us. She is starting her career. She\u2019s an adult. Seems like it happened so quickly. We\u2019re happy for her and proud of her too. As she was going to college, she was trying to figure out where God was taking her. During that time, we gave her the same advice that we gave to our other two children. Same advice that was given to a Barbara and me as well. To let God guide her footsteps. Let him lead her. Even when bumps in the road come, never lose sight of God. Even when the \u201cwilderness\u201d tries to cover her up, never lose sight of God. Because where he\u2019s taking her\u2026is greater than she could have ever imagined for herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that\u2019s the same for all of us. The same promise to everyone of us. God promises us that the wilderness is not our destination. It\u2019s not where we are going. It\u2019s merely a bump in the road. And we can get over bumps. And if we do everything that God tells us to do, we will get through anything that we are facing. And that includes the dark times. Actually, the dark times can become glorious times because of God\u2018s grace through it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have found myself in those places many times. I allowed myself to go there. My decisions led me there. Especially when I was trying to figure out my path. My course. Because\u2026I was doing it alone. I was battling it by myself. Didn\u2019t think I needed help. Didn\u2019t think I needed God to show me. And that is because I did not know God. I did not have a relationship with him. Often times, we don\u2019t know what we need, until we get what we need. And that\u2019s exactly what happened with me when I developed a relationship with Jesus Christ. I knew right then. I knew that I needed him to guide me. We all do. So today, let him lead you. Let him guide you. Let him show you the path. And the destination is going to be amazing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today is Anna\u2018s birthday. It\u2019s hard to believe that our youngest child is married. She no longer lives with us. She is starting her career. She\u2019s an adult. Seems like it happened so quickly. We\u2019re happy for her and proud of her too. As she was going to college, she was trying to figure out … <\/p>\n