Vince Got A Job!!!

Quick Update: We found out this evening that Vince did get that full-time job that is about an hour from Conyers. He will start Nov. 2nd. On one hand we are very excited, but on another there is a lot that is before us with some major changes and transitions. Please be in prayer as we are trying to quickly transition so that we can all be in the same area together. There are still a lot of logistics that we need to come together and especially on the financial end of things. We also need you to pray for our health insurance situation. That will pick up after 90 days but we will lose our medicaid at the end of November so we will need to find something that can take care of that gap for us.

Ironically, I have had a peace almost throughout this journey with not knowing exactly where we would be going but lately, I have felt an enormous amount of unsettling which I find strange in one sense because now we have a sense of purpose and vision as to what our next steps are going to look like. That is a huge prayer that has been answered because we have been in "wait" mode for so long. I am sure that part of this unsettling is because of so much transition that has and is about to take place on so many different levels. For the past few weekends, we have been living in McDonough with Chris and Susan and the going back and forth has worn me out physically in addition to all the decisions and logistics that have to be worked out on this end of things. I would ask that as you pray for all the details to come together and the logistics to be worked out, that you would also pray for whatever this unsettling is in my spirit to go away.

Each day I receive Mark Batterson's blog which I find very encouraging, inspiring, and challenging. Tonight, this is one of the posts I received and I wanted to share it with you....

Here is a lesson I'm learning. When you are spiritually immature, you find the greatest peace when you're in comfortable circumstances. But as you grow spiritually, comfort makes you uncomfortable. I'm honestly not trying to "spin" the situation we're in looking for a replacement for Union Station. But I can honestly say that I have a peace that passes understanding. After a little grieving, I'm strangely energized by our predicament. Here's the bottom line: we ought to be most peaceful in circumstances that require divine intervention. Why? Because all the pressure is off of us. There is nothing we can do about it.

Are you at peace? Is it because you are comfortable? Or is it because you're in a situation that requires a miracle? All of us want a miracle, but most of us don't want to be in situations that necessitate one! I think spiritual maturity manifests itself as peace in impossible circumstances because of an unconditional and uncircumstantial trust in God.