“Should I get a new phone instead of a new camera?” I asked my husband, one of a myriad of questions I’ve bombarded him with as the uncertainties of my relocating ahead of him loom before us.
“Should I bring a supply of linens?”
“Why transport our crappy dishes. Why not get new? But some of our dishes are nice. How do we decide which ones to keep?”
“What kind of new GPS system should we get?”
“Will I depend solely on a cell phone rather than spend big dollars for a landline?”
“Who gets temporary custody of our new HDTV?"
“Where can we cut corners to manage paying for a second home?”
“Should I look for a one or two bedroom apartment?”
Many of the concerns we discuss, such as what furniture we’ll need immediately, won’t be answerable until I physically find a place to live. I won’t be able to look for a job until I get to where I’m going. And where exactly that will be will depend upon what’s available as well as affordable. Yet, discussing the fears, needs, and obstacles the transition generates brings us closer together as we empathize on the difficulties each of us will face while we’re transitioning.
I suppose this is true of our relationship with God.
As in a major relocation, life is full of the unknowable. We have a God who beckons us to bring our questions before Him. Sometimes, he provides a ready answer. Sometimes, the answers will come in the course of time. Sometimes, the answers must wait until we see Him face to face in eternity. Always, however, a dialogue with God concerning those uncertainties will bring us closer to Him. And that makes all the difference.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
(1 Peter 5:6 – 7 KJV)
1 comments:
How interesting, Linda. Nerve wracking, but also, what an adventure you two have started. In the midst of all the indecisions & uncertainty, have fun too!
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