Reflections - RAHAB

Reflection, Rahab, Risk!!  That's what's been going through my mind for the past few days since we were last together (in blogland of course).  I'm right there with Kim (have a read of her blog over here ) I absolutely LOVE Rahab...and its definitely NOT because of what she had to endure and the life that she had to live (because TERRIBLE - would be an understatement), but it was because of the RISK that she took and the FAITH she had to continue trusting in God!  In Joshua 2 it tells us about where she makes an oath with Joshua and Caleb (the spies).  She agrees to keep their secret if they agree to save her entire family...NOW, let me just stop right there...

One thought - I do NOT for one second think I would be that RISKY to believe two SPIES to save my ENTIRE FAMILY from that destruction?!??!  I mean hello - woud YOU really gather all of your family in ONE ROOM and wait for them to attack, knowing good and well that they didn't really owe you anything??  Well SHE DID because she believed and TRUSTED that God was in control and she was willing to take the risk...

You know here recently I can definitely relate to this whole concept of stepping out and trusting when we don't really know what God has in store.  A simple analogy that made this all come together this week was when we were PACKING, LOADING, PACKING, LOADING....LOL!!!

Jon (my hot hubby) had wanted to take apart the boys' bunk beds to make them fit better into the trailer...well you see I have a slight PATIENCE problem...and thought what the heck is the point just put it in the trailer - it is going to take WAY to long to unscrew all of these boards...SERIOUSLY!!!  But as he noticed my impatience and frustration (I accidently let one of the boards fall that I was supposed to be holding...oops!) his simple YET PROFOUND comment really SANK into me...and it was this "you don't understand why I'm wanting to take this apart because you don't see what I see and the more space that this will make in the trailer" OUCH!!!

You know I have a feeling my Heavenly FATHER is wanting to teach me something through that - we can't see what's next, BUT HE CAN

we can't understand why we have to sometimes be broken down, BUT HE DOES

we can't make sense of why He needs more space, BUT HE KNOWS WE NEED MORE OF HIM!!

I don't know about you, but I want to be everything that God has destined for me and I'm learning that more often than not it requires taking RISKS in FAITH and it requires us being ok with the fear of the unknown!  HE HAS OUR BACKS!!!  I'm totally ok with that =) 

As for next week's topic...  Kim has picked again!  Read below:

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Brittany is in the middle of a move to Colorado right now (and really stepping out to trust God on this one... how appropriate!), so I am picking the topic again this week.  And because I know that Brittany loves her some Priscilla Shirer, I am taking a post from Priscilla's blog (titled "Need") for this week's topic:

http://www.goingbeyond.com/blog/need

The best way to honor God is to celebrate and share those times that He came through for you.  My challenge is for you to read through this beautiful post and then reflect on a dark time when you thought God wasn't hearing your prayers.  Then share how He ultimately did come through, in true God fashion, even though it wasn't what or how- or even when!- you expected.  His plans are always the best ones and there are no such things as coincidences... only His plans, which are always good.  I love a good God story... I hope you'll share one with us next week.