the next step

you know the old saying, God is good?

well, im here to tell ya this is very true. and by His grace, He has been good by granting us something good.

as many of you probably know by now, i made the decision by God's leading not to return to Moody this coming fall. it was a tough one to make, but i was blessed with a great deal of peace in the end. the first half of this summer i wrestled with being patient and jumping the gun in figuring out what i was going to do this coming fall. amanda and i had talked a great deal about getting married before school started, and perhaps me attending a university in arkansas.

but God had something else up his sleeve for us, something great.

we both felt lead to pursue marriage this august, and so we set out in prayer knowing that if this was God's desire for us, He would open the doors. after some thought and counsel regarding school, we felt lead to have me do a year of ICC, and stay in this area. this decision lead to the finding of a full-time, year round job.......an essential to any marriage (financially that is).

and this is where i get to say, God is good!!!
this past friday i recieved a phone call from the campus housing at ICC, informing me that they would like to offer me the position of Resident Director. it was the day we really needed to say either we go forward with the wedding, or call it off. and God showed up, throwing the door open for us. God has opened so many doors for us just within the last month, allowing things to fall right into place for a wedding next month. it is He we give the praise to, not man. it is by His grace that the job was offered to me. and it is by His grace that everything for the wedding has worked out!

i ask for your prayers as we both prepare for the actual wedding date, and for me as i also prepare for this new job. the environment will be vastly different from what i have experienced in the past. but my God is great, and where i am lacking He is sufficient.