God's way

In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9

It has been an amazing 3 weeks. We've had the opportunity to visit 3 great churches (Lakepoint Church in Keizer, OR; Waldport Foursquare church in Waldport, OR; and Christian Life Center in Chico, CA) and have visited with a number of pastors and church leaders. As we travel, one thing is certain, God is the one determining our steps. We took many months to plan our strategy and approach, build a team and raise support, and plan our schedule and the churches we would visit (certainly all of which is important and necessary). What we have discovered is that as we travel, God is crossing our path with people who weren't on our 'schedule', giving us the opportunity to share with, minister to, and encourage them. God knew, long before we packed the car and headed north, where we needed to be and who we needed to meet.

I can't help but think that too often we plan God right out of our lives, missing opportunities to be salt and light because we are on tight schedule. We didn't set out on this trip with the intent of making unexpected stops, but some of those stops have proved to be some of the richest times of fellowship and blessing we've had thus far. Don't miss the opportunities in your day to share the love of Christ.

Trip update:

We are currently in Reno, NV where we will be visiting our friends Kris and Melissa Dahir. The Dahir's planted a church in Reno/Sparks a few months ago and are enjoying walking out God's call on their lives. I will have the opportunity to preach at the church on Sunday and we will be in Reno until heading to La Grande, OR next week. More to come soon.