What are securities???
Posted by Jacky Baken on September 25, 2007
Dear friends,
Here I am, finally back to blog a bit…
The thing that kept me busy thinking the last while is how fast life can change when you walk in faith with the Lord. It’s exciting, but sometimes also a little scary.
For those of you who have been following the news around me for a while, you know how I changed jobs very suddenly and how it was an answer to prayer.
This new job has taken me out of my routine of life and away from home a lot of the time. Before I took this job, my home was such a place of comfort, and it still is when I come home for week-ends.
Nothing compares to the freedom and quiet of living in the country, and having time to yourself with a dog and cat accompanying you in the cozy candle light. But did my heart find purpose in that? No!!
As much as I love being home and enjoying my quiet moments of comfort, my heart was -and is longing to be of meaning for the time that I have left on this earth. This means that I am not sure how I will spend the next months of my life. Right now I am living in a very luxuous appartment in the very centre of Rotterdam, once the largest harbour town of the world. Soon I may be living with people in their home or in another appartment and for the time in Germany I am pretty sure that I can stay with good friends in an appartment all to myself.
However, the future doesn’t look as sure and planned as the past did when I was working close to home and got tired of the routine of leaving home at seven and coming back at five etc…:)
Right now there is no routine or straight schedule, but how can I feel more secure then before?
It is because now I am part of something the Lord has lead me to, which gives me the faith that He will provide. Not all the time I must atmid, but deep down in my heart I feel the happiness and confidence in the fact that although things seem insecure and strange, my heart finds purpose in what I’m doing and my security is in Him, which is more secure and steadfast then any home or family or routine!!
Said in short, following the Lord is a road of faith, but with Peter I know that when I say to the Lord: I left home and family for You and the Lord will reply: I returned to you in hundredfold what you have done for Me, I have to say AMEN!!!
if we find securities in this world, we don’t know what we’re missing…..
Nothing in this world gives us as much satisfaction and security as when we blindly follow the Lord, give up our lives of comfort and just follow Him in faith and then see how He provides when we are dependant! I encourage you to USE the time that we have left to let Him reveal Himself in power and provision as we leave ourselves behind to blindly follow Him.
This can be done at home or away from home, but if you dare to follow Him no matter what people think, I am sure that you will get to know riches in Him that otherwise you’d never had the chance to discover!!!!!!
I love you, God bless and keep you, He’s coming soon!!!!!
Celeste said
I had no idea u had moved….STRANGER!! Good to hear from you and catch up!!
Celeste said
Join us in a “group” Bible reading??? If so…leave a comment/suggestions/thoughts