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| Flowers picked from Deveraux....another lovely day at Earthbound Farm in Carmel Valley. |
So I wanted to write another post about our current situation. I have been posting our
past events trying to catch up...in the meantime I don't want to miss out on what is
happening during this important season of waiting!
Waiting....
we are waiting.
Andrew bravely sent a very honest email in response to not being asked for an
interview for the Maui leadership position. He wanted to stop
what he perceived as "the crazy". He received two responses.
One through email which was a bit disappointing to him, lacking in
true explanation. The other, a phone call, where he discovered
the man who he felt had made all the promises, in fact had very little
to do with hiring leadership positions at the Hyatt Maui.
For many reasons, he still has been struggling almost daily to continue
his current position at Highlands Inn.
The new director of Maui Hyatt asked Andrew if he would be
interested in a sales agent position. A few days ago, Andrew
replied that he would be interested. He heard back that the
director would be looking for his resume when the posting opens on July 20th.
Waiting
....yet an active waiting.
These flowers of the field,
they do not spin or toil and yet they are magnificent.
So if God takes the care to clothe these,
which are just flowers and will fade quickly,
how much more will he clothe us?
"You of little faith, do not worry,
He knows what we need,
"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,
and all these things will be added to you."
Matthew 7
Waiting is Faith.
So often in our past decisions there is much debate, pro/con lists made,
and wading through the waters of indecision or differences.
This time Andrew and I have had some discussion but we haven't
had the Maui option as a choice. Andrew did decide he could
not accept the Director of Sales position at Highlands Inn,
It is somewhat scary for me when Andrew has made a
movement in the direction for Maui because I think that is the
course we are headed. Yet at crossroads, movement provides
options with which to choose from.
Once we are presented with options, we pray and we will choose.
Looking back in a past journal two years ago, we were in such a similar place
as we were trying to sort out coming to CA.
We definitely had the waiting period, the uncertainty.
I wanted so desperately to have a "calling" to CA, but
as Andrew pointed out, sometimes the calling doesn't come
until we have arrived at our new destination, then we see
what God had in mind for us.
I wrote two years ago: "So many things I feel unsure of-maybe
that is what we are supposed to feel so our dependence on God
can grow." I wanted the same thing two years ago, direction from
God, and what I saw two years ago remains now, it is not the
decision that is important but the communing with God.
The active faith waiting.
I am glad for this in between time right now.
Glad we don't know our future so we can just be here now.
If not we would be propelled into making plans,
which is oh so tempting.
I feel I have had to continually ask, What does it mean to walk in faith?
I have thought at times that faith has to correlate with the decision-
maybe faith is just walking with God and He will take
care of it. It is too much pressure "to do" faith!
"But you, O Lord, are a shield about me.
My glory and the One who lifts my head.
I was crying to the Lord with my voice.
And He answered me from His holy mountain.
I lay down and slept.
I awoke for the Lord sustains me."
Psalm 3:3-5
We can sleep and rest and we can wake up
...because of Him!
Hallelujah! Faith is sleeping and waking!
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