God's Great Mystery

We've heard a lot about "change" lately, but right now I'm undergoing an "unchange." Last February my husband took a great job in Frankfort--we were living in Memphis, TN at the time--and my three boys and I stayed back for my oldest to finish the school year. We came up here in June, thinking our house would sell within a few weeks and we'd get a house here and settle in. Months went by, lots of people looked at our house. We got a few offers but they fell through for strange reasons. We began to wonder what God was doing, since we had been obedient to come here, and we had, for the most part, had good attitudes about the move. We were paying rent on a condo in a hotel, and paying mortgage, utilities, etc. for our home. We knew God was in control and was going to take care of us, and that He had a plan that we needed to trust Him to fulfill. Soon after, my husband found out about a great job opening in Memphis, at a station where one of his former bosses now worked. That guy was dying to hire Brian for the position, and, well, he did. Which means we are moving back to Memphis. That's where the mystery of God comes in: Why did He move us here, only to move us back? Is it because someone in my family is going to get sick or worse? Is it because,...well, I don't know. What I DO know is that God brought us here to Kentucky, and He is sending us back. I could give you miles of examples of His hand in all of this. One is that He led me to the Kentucky Siestas, when I didn't know anyone and wondered if anyone around here was going to do the No Other Gods study. And this blog led me to meet Traci, who gave me the scoop on Frankfort and was my first friend here. God led us to a great church and Sunday School class that we absolutely hate to leave. And though I am excited about living near my family again, I truly do not want to go back! That in itself is an answer to prayer because I was afraid that I'd never really like it here. God is good, and though I may never understand His ways, I praise Him for His mystery!

So, Thank you, Kentucky Siestas, for being here when I needed you! You have been a blessing in my life!

--Sherri

***Beth Moore is coming to Memphis in October '09, so come on down and let's go together!