In this "season of uncertainty" I've lived in since leaving Hebron back in February, there have been times I've felt confident about the future, and times I've felt fearful. Now that we are seven months out on our own, there are days that the worry and anxiety grows. Into that, God led me to this passage in the Bible today-
"You are my servant, I have chosen you and not rejected you.
Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."
Isaiah 41:9b-10
Even as we prepare to help plant and pastor a new Phoenix Community Church in Lawrenceville this fall/winter, the concern of raising support and doing various things to earn a living weighs heavy on my heart at times. Since I was 19 years old, I have served on staff vocationally at one church or another. Being unemployed for the first time in my adult life and trying to find ways to make money, even while eagerly anticipating the church plant, stresses me. But God came near to me today, with this passage. It's as if He spoke it into my heart.
He still has me, He is not through with me, and He will protect, preserve, and provide for me and my family. I am in good hands.