RISE. GRIND. GIVE GOD GLORY.

I have not claimed to know what I am doing since day one of this unpredictable journey and I don’t plan on trying to figure things out now. Sarah and I have been in awe of God’s wonderful plan for our lives and we both know that when we desire His plan, we are settling for the absolute best plan. We just want to be obedient with what God has entrusted to us and with where He is leading us.I often pray subconsciously, “What next Lord?” Where next Lord?” And though I am excited for when He shows me what and where, I am even more excited when He doesn’t show me so clearly.  You see, I know for certain that God’s plan is perfect; And no matter what the circumstances may look or feel like initially, it is really quite humbling to see Him work everything out so beautifully. I don’t want to get in the way of this blooming, because a rushed rose is a ruined rose.  The process takes time and hindsight in my own life is proof of God’s divine design over my whole life.Who would have thought I’d be where I am today, doing what I am doing today? Well, God did…and to be completely honest, I did too.  The hope I had in prison was never about a release date, but mainly what God wanted to release through me to prove His grace is greater than all our mistakes.  And when a person makes up their mind to allow God to make much of Himself through them, well, guess what? God’s mind doesn’t have to be swayed for Him to deliver on that. You see, His word already promises to “show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him” (II Chronicles 16:9), which makes the promise conditional on our part. Meaning, He will come through with what He said he would do, but only when our heart lets Him.Anyway, I don’t know ‘what the what is’ or ‘where the where is,’ but God does. And as long as we keep pointing our hearts toward Him, like the wind directing a sail, I know we will end up exactly where we are supposed to be, doing exactly what we were created to do. So the wisest thing for Sarah and I to do each day is to rise, grind, and give God glory.  Everything else will fall into place.So that’s where we are at in this unpredictable journey and that is what we will do. We will trust God, while leaving the consequences up to Him. Anything less is not God’s best.