There have been many times in my life that I have been overwhelmed by God’s goodness to me;
and the last couple weeks have provided new opportunities to be grateful. You see, God has been showing us little glimpses of heaven as we have been in
the process of moving to a new community.
First of all, on our last Sunday at our church, our church family gathered around us to say
their goodbyes and send us off on our new adventure. As my husband and I stood at the front of the
church receiving accolades from the pastor for our service and impact on the
body during our time there, we were surrounded
by our friends and prayed over
amidst tears and hugs. I was overwhelmed
to find myself so loved and appreciated for who I am! Then we went out with several special friends
for the afternoon and were kindly treated to lunch.
A little over a week ago we hit the ground running on moving day. A group of nine precious friends, as well as
some relatives, dedicated their entire day to helping us pack and unpack the
moving truck and several vehicles. All
of our friends voluntarily committed
to handling both ends of the move and traveling the 50-minute drive each way to
and from our old community and our new house.
There was hard work, laughter, some tears (on my part!), hugs, and joyful
attitudes. Afterwards, we shared a
meal together – and it seemed that no one wanted to go home. God was clearly present and active among us,
a small portion of his body here on earth.
I was reminded of Psalm 133:1
– “Behold, how good and pleasant it is
when brothers dwell in unity!”
I’ve said before that I don’t like change. There are parts of me that still want to be
living in the old house, attending the old church, and spending more time with
my wonderful friends. But this new place
is beginning to feel like home; and the beautiful sunset view of one of my
favorite mountains as I drove to the store yesterday reminded me that God is good . . . all the time . . . no
matter where we are or what we’re doing.
And he’s always wanting to overwhelm his children with good gifts (Matthew 7:7-11 and James 1:17).
Lately for me those gifts have been loving friends, good food, a wonderful pastor
who teaches truth, and a new place
to call home. As this adventure
continues, I’m looking forward to seeing what he has in store for me next! Trusting God’s faithfulness and goodness
. . .
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