It's been over a year. I tried many times to write a new post about this journey of faithfulness but was never able to finish any of them. At times, I was interrupted and unable to get back to writing, but more often, I was stumped about what to write.
During our journey of hosting the boys, the journey of faith was clearly defined: have faith that God will provide the money needed to host the boys and the grace and strength needed to care for them and show them God's love. We stepped out in faith, God provided for all of our needs, and we made it through that portion of the journey. We and the boys were impacted by God's direction and unquestionably changed forever.
But then the boys left. Our lives continued. Our faith never wavered, but was it being tested? And did it need to be? And either way, what did it mean I should write about? Is our faith only important when it is on the line or when we are being asked to do something most would consider unthinkable? Or is it of such vital importance to our existence that it affects aspects of our daily lives in such a way that we don't even always realize how our actions are being determined by our steps of faith.
We are not currently hosting orphans or trying to host orphans--God hasn't directed us back down that path--but we are still in need of God's guidance. We still need our faith in His Divine control to be able to properly react to or deal with the unexpected surprises--good and not-so-good--that pop up randomly during the day. Our faith doesn't leave us during the calm times; that's when we need to strengthen it, support it, with Bible study and Bible memory. We have to build our reservoir of faith so that when the tough times inevitably arrive, we will be strong and ready to pass the test.
I'm not entirely sure what's going to happen in my own walk of faith, but I know that I need to be strong and ready. So, I'll continue to work on my Bible study and memorization. I'll keep turning over the little things to God so that when the big things come, I'll be well-practiced.
And I'll try to also keep posting on my blog. Whether the article is perfectly refined or not. And whether anybody sees it or not.
When your faith is real, it's real all the time and in everything. Not just during a single (though large) test.
