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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Oh, the Irony of the fortune cookie!


Chinese take-out is Gary and my last resort to dinner. When we get busy with missions stuff, running around, or last minute plans, Chinese is what we always seem to get. Luckily, WOK ans ROLL has a dieter's menu, Gary doesn't have to worry about adding lbs, but I was blessed with Salzer hips and a Yockey butt-so needless to say, I don't have the option of getting the Orange Chicken meal deal. Ok, total tangent there, so back to the title.....
Gary and i have been waiting and seeking God (I want to say patiently, but we're still growing in that area) for what He wants us to do for Him. Africa? We're open to it....Florida? We're open to it. We've been saving and living with Lisa, his sister (and are sooooo thankful for it) but it's like, are we staying or going? If we are staying, Lord let us know so we can make changes....Lord if we are going, let us know so we can make changes....right now, we aren't moving....but either way, we know that he wants to use us to grow His people. But right now, we're in the middle. The most uncomfortable place imaginable. We serve in church, every service, and even when we aren't planning on serving, we choose to help. But we've gotten to the point where that's not enough. During our "Furnace Weekend" at church, it was put on our hearts that we want more. Not like the typical wanting to be used, but the kind that bring tears to your eyes and cause you to cry out to Him. "LORD HERE I AM!!!"
So, we got Chinese food for dinner. The best part about Chinese is the fortune cookie, right? Usually they are silly, and I like to look at how to say things in Chinese...but this time-let's just say, "hmmm how ironic"
"Your career is moving more and more towards service to others" was Gary's and mine was "A new environment makes all the difference in the world"....
Can God use a fortune cookie? He used a donkey! Ahh, who knows? But isn't it ironic?

2 comments:

sammie said...

This is on my frig right now: Measure the size of your obstacle against the size of your God.We tend to measure our obstacles against our own strength. He always requires us to take the first step into the water before He parts it. Just a thought.

Rachael said...

we've taken that first step, it's known, i'll let you know tomorrow what the "plan" is. we're meeting with our pastor at 4! love you