God's Silence....

Inspired by My Husband, Eli…

Today Eli said to me, "you should write a post on God's silence."
I then proceeded to tell him if God presses it upon my heart and gives me more than 2words I will!

And what do you know; my mind began spinning this thought around and around. I began to think about my person challenge, the book of Psalms. I have read many Psalms over my life but I'm not sure I have ever read thru the book start to finish so my journey began about a week ago. I have nothing set in stone other than reading it daily, but sometimes 1 chapter, sometimes 10- whatever I am lead to reading.

Before I begin a new book, I like to read about the author, the context behind the book, and when, where, who, etc.... Which gave me a new perspective on the book of Psalms.

As I started to get a little ways into the book I realized one thing-obvious thing.
David was a god-fearing man not afraid to ask God where he was in hard times, and in the end God was always on his throne...Psalm 11:4.
So I apply this to our life and why my husband could possibly have said to write about God's silence.

Thru different circumstances in our lives, Eli has been part time at New Hope Church doing youth and young adult. And traveling to NM every other week for 3 days to, "pay the bills" and God has blessed in in so many during this time thru people that it would be hard to say anything but how amazing God is.
Hunting season is drawing to a close... which means we have been seeking God in prayer about, 'what’s next???' Eli is called into ministry, but I would be failing if I said it was only Eli because we are called as a family to do Gods mission...
As we finally said ok Lord, we are ready to begin to see what doors will open, wow God opened a few possibilities right away. And then- God's Silence.....

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Hello, God are you out there???
(Wow I kinda feel like David in the midst of war)
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We have received the question, "are you overwhelmed with stress right now walking in so much unknown?" Maybe in a physical sense, yes... but I cannot say how much peace radiates in my family knowing that when everything else fails us - God doesn't.

As we begin this journey into what God has, that might be staying right where we are, or Eli's going in a secular job for awhile.... or moving across country (which is very unlikely considering it's to humid) I know this God has our path laid out for us, we just have to listen, he will speak and he will tell direct us.

1 Samuel 3:9
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future

Jeremiah 29:11 Message
know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.