Simple Encouragement: 3 Year Old Style

I (Kelli) guess you could say that much of my thoughts these days revolve around all the unknowns and questions regarding our future. Some of these unknowns are: will Matt get a full-time ministry job and if so where will that be, if he does not at what point do we move to plan B, what is Plan B????, if no FT job offer do we stay in St. Louis or move back to PA or MD, what type of health insurance do we pursue if there is no FT job offer, what type of moving truck company do we use? I know it sounds crazy, but these are truly just some of the many questions that go through my mind each day, often many times a day. I told Matt the other day that I feel like the ONLY thing we do know is that we MUST be out of our apartment by the end of May. Not an encouraging thought for this I-S-F-J (for those of you familiar with the Myers-Briggs personality profile). Well anyway, the other day Maia and I were in the car running errands. One of Maia's children's CDs was playing and it is one of those CDs where the songs are all scripture. I know I was not listening to the words and can pretty assuredly tell you I was once again worrying about all the unknowns before us. But dear little Maia was obviously listening. The song with the words of Proverbs 3:5-6 came on, "trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him and He shall direct your paths." As the song ended, Maia spoke up from the seat behind me, "Mommy"... "Yes Maia" I replied. And then with her pure little 3 year old voice Maia said, "God will show us the way to go." It was then that I realized what song had just played and that this liitle girl had truly been listening to the words and shared her interpretation of those words with me. . .my eyes misted over as I paused and then replied, "Yes Maia, God will show us the way to go." Maia's simple interpretation of those words have been a great encouragement to me over the past few days. And as Matt reminded me, we do know ALOT more than that we must be out of our apartment by the end of May. We know that God has provided for us thus far and He will continue to do so and we know that God does have a plan and purpose for us for the furthering of His kingdom, and yes, we know that God will show us the way to go.