Blessings on the Road

Following God can be a scary, unpredictable, wonderful experience. Our family in the past couple of months has gotten up and followed God down a road. I just wanted to blog about that experince.
It began with Bryan deciding to get out of the army and go to school in N. Dakota. Getting out of the army sounds easy but it is not easy at all. The army sent Bryan overseas twice but it also took care of us. We never had to move in the six years Bryan was in, we had all medical and dental taken care of, we had a secure paycheck. Those are not things to take lightly. It was scary to think about losing all of that.
Next we could not sell our house. It was time for us to go and we still had a house payment to make. God has blessed Bryan and me with wonderful parents!! My dad helped us by paying our house payments for us. Lee and Patty have helped when we just didnt have the money to do something. Our parents have always supported us and always been there for us.
There were so many times that Bryan and me thought we were crazy leaving S.A. We felt called by God to go but there was so many unknowns that you start to freak out and question it all. With that many unknowns some people thought we were crazy. We had to leave all our friends, our church, our house, our secure income, everything and it was really terrifying to do.
When we first got to N. Dakota it was not what we expected. We could not find a house to rent and we were spending more money staying in a hotel that we thought we would. We couldnt do anything with out having a house. And doubt started to creep in.
But God stepped right in. First Bryan got a job and they brought him on full time with full time benefits. At the last minute someone called us and told us about a house that was for rent that worked perfect for us. We didnt have to move into the house we both hated and had finally planned to move in to. We got an awesome house and landlords. Our house finally sold in S.A. and we made money off of it.
To ice the cake we just found out that Bryan got into the Anesethia program starting next fall. There were 80 applicants that qualified for the program and only twelve got accepted. It just confirmed that we were following Gods plan for us.
We still have steps to take. I have to find a job and we have to figure out the schedule for the kids next year but we know without a doubt that even if it is hard God will walk the road with us. We are not alone.
The verse that we heard through out this whole journey was
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Everywhere we went people told Bryan and me this verse. And we held on to it. It may not be easy and you may have to stumble along the way but in the end it will be more then amazing if you cling to HIM. I dont believe for a minute that prosper means giving you tons of money. God has giving our family so much more. On this road God gave Bryan his dream. Something Bryan has been working towards for years. It means so much to us. And I am so blessed to be able to walk this road with not only my husband but also with God!