relying

2 Corinthians 1:9 ...we expected to die. But as a result, we learned not to rely on ourselves, but on God who can raise the dead. 10 And He did deliver us from mortal danger. And we are confident He will continue to deliver us.


9 1/2 months...

that's how long Lynn & I have been in Blairsville

we get to live in a beautiful place, no matter what season

no jobs

very little social contact

isolated

under attack from the devil in so many creative ways

no ministry happening

going from a life that was running @ 100 mph to a life at a standstill

as my sister, sheila, says, we are hedged in



so, where are we at this point?

we wait

(waiting isn't something I do well - yes, it's my last name)

"we have learned not to rely on ourselves"

we've given up trying to figure out what we're supposed to be & do - we waiting for further instructions

I guess we're in a state of reluctant surrender

iow, we do what is needed to be done, what is at hand

that's usually mowing, weed eating, grocery shopping, talking to the people in the RV park, talking to the guy who


if we're supposed to be about something for Him up here, well, He'll have to let us know what it is & when to be or do it

until then, we wait

what other choice do we have?

doesn't mean it's easy

or frustrating

OR BORING!!!

or bewildering


so, we wait



you wanna help us?

don't try to fix us

don't quote scripture to us

don't ask us if we've done this, or thought of it this way, or whatever other glib thing I know I've been guilty of saying to people in similar situations



just pray for us

pray we endure

there's too many people watching us

the stakes are too high


we're not "bulwarks of faith"

we're just two people trying to be & do what He wants us to be & do in some weird & scary circumstances