Well, I have arrived at week one of my newest JOURNEY OF FAITH, and I must say it is no longer the MONSTER ROLLER COASTERS I had been riding for quite some time! FIRST and FOREMOST I am now living symbolically in “RESURRECTION” week excited for each and every brand new morning wondering what GOD has in store for me, and my family. I can now cast a quick glance back to PALM SUNDAY, remembering Jesus’ purpose of coming in to cleanse the TEMPLE, which now is us as believers, so as HIS healing is poured out I can choose to GROW in this very specific spiritual season. As my glance back clarifies, I see my old house sparkly clean ready for its’ new owners, and I see myself getting every last weed in its’ garden to be presentable for them. I BREATHE…and stand at the curb with my daughter as we say GOOD-BYE to 20 plus years of wonderful memories, of her youth, and my life as wife and mom, thanking GOD for HIS provision of a beautiful home for that season of life! Not many knew, but she and I moved to a hotel for 5 nights to complete our season of employment for JESUS and HIS KIDS, and most importantly to “FINISH WELL!”
Our NEW home is not quite ready yet, so we wait patiently in a wonderfully provided rental, as we attend a NEW Church for “RESURRECTION SUNDAY,” listening for His still small voice for next steps. The band ended with a song from “Passion & Kristian Stanfill, called GLORIOUS DAY, “YOU CALLED MY NAME AND I RAN OUT OF THAT GRAVE, OUT OF THAT DARKNESS INTO YOUR GLORIOUS DAY!” Well, as many of you know me as “Glama” I almost kicked my boots off and started running right there in CHURCH! THIS song is my STORY right here and RIGHT NOW! I will attach the song at the end and I pray each of you will be blessed! Moving forward as always we had an amazing SUNDAY and walked a beautiful trail along the Rogue River, taking in every ounce of refreshment one step at a time!
RESURRECTION week is moving quickly with applications for employment, refinement of cover letters, purchasing of window coverings for the new house, receiving the delivery truck from CA., enjoying gorgeous hikes, treasuring each other, seeing the pups love being in nature, and receiving rejection calls (closed doors from God) which can be difficult but WE only desire GOD’S NEW WAY for each of us! This is a time when it is pivotal to cling to God’s word and HIS promises, as emotions can become humongous and truly they also can be non-truth-tellers! Which leads me to my next LOOKING FORWARD…PASSOVER is approaching!
As most of you know PASSOVER represents our LORD’s VICTORY over death, and OUR VICTORY in HIM (I Corinthians 15:57-58). I love reading these verses in CBJ (Complete Jewish Bible) “but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah! So my dear brothers, stand firm, and immovable, always doing the Lord’s work as vigorously as you can, knowing that united with the Lord your efforts are not in vain.” Passover is coming and I hear Jesus saying, “VICTORY not FAILURE” is YOURS…I pray that is for one of you today too! It is our choice to walk in this RESURRECTION SEASON and receive HIS VICTORY as we move forward in HIM and HIM alone! It may look different, but just keep walking, leaping, or running…GOD has us as we lean into HIM, and TRUST HIS PROCESS!
Stay tuned…I may be taking a WHOLE NEW LEAP in a NEW DIRECTION…Let’s SEE what GOD is up too? OPEN DOOR or CLOSED? I don’t know yet, but I only desire HIS WAY!
Sending you all LOVE, GRACE, and LOTS of PASSOVER PEACE in HIS VICTORY!
DANAKAE
