I have been living in the Coachella Valley in California for a little more than a year. It was a surprise to me that I was not only willing to move here, but that I faced it with excited anticipation. For years, driving long-haul with my husband we would drive through this area. It was dry, dusty, hot and held no appeal for me whatsoever. But my husband loved the desert and the hot sun. His subtle hints of desert dwelling fell on deaf ears, as I voiced my opinion that this must be the last place anybody would want to live.
God is so amazing... about the time you think you have everything under control, He say, "Just a minute - watch this!". So you stand there in open mouthed wonder. And that was me in June 2009. I stood in this valley while visiting our son and felt as though I had "come home".
When I shared this with my husband, he did not miss the opportunity to jump on the band wagon with me to look at a future living together here. So we sold our home, I moved in with our daughter and her family, and I began trips looking for a home for us. We ended up in the last city on my list of choices.. and it has turned out to be the best. [God is smiling right now]
Matters of life have been very strenuous, and sometimes we have asked each other if we made the right move. The answer is always "Yes", because God had His hand in this. And He will see us through.
Do we love it here? Oh, yes. I thank God every time I look out my window.. every day when I wake up. We love it because He loved it for us, and He has put a deep love in our hearts for this new land, and the people. For us it is a land of milk and honey... a place of rest and restoration He promises all of us.
I pray you have found your "home".. your rest in the Lord.
The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. [Isaiah 58:11]
God is so amazing... about the time you think you have everything under control, He say, "Just a minute - watch this!". So you stand there in open mouthed wonder. And that was me in June 2009. I stood in this valley while visiting our son and felt as though I had "come home".
When I shared this with my husband, he did not miss the opportunity to jump on the band wagon with me to look at a future living together here. So we sold our home, I moved in with our daughter and her family, and I began trips looking for a home for us. We ended up in the last city on my list of choices.. and it has turned out to be the best. [God is smiling right now]
Matters of life have been very strenuous, and sometimes we have asked each other if we made the right move. The answer is always "Yes", because God had His hand in this. And He will see us through.
Do we love it here? Oh, yes. I thank God every time I look out my window.. every day when I wake up. We love it because He loved it for us, and He has put a deep love in our hearts for this new land, and the people. For us it is a land of milk and honey... a place of rest and restoration He promises all of us.
I pray you have found your "home".. your rest in the Lord.
The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. [Isaiah 58:11]
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