And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us.
And if our God is with us, then what could stand against.
This song ‘Our God’ by Chris Tomlin has been reverberating within my soul for the past few weeks. As I inch closer down the pathway of my specific purpose (Jeremiah 29:11 For I know well the plans I have in mind for you—says the LORD—plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope.) I take great strength in knowing that I am not alone. Not only am I not alone but God is with me and FOR me to succeed.
Today I made the drive to the offices of B&B Media to meet with Tina Jacobson and her team Diane Morrow and Rick Roberson.
Together we strategized for over three hours about what shape Hopeful Hearts Ministry will form and in order to help me to their best potential they needed to know more about my goals, dreams and ideas. What struck me as I sat in this meeting was the timing. When asked what I envisioned for the ministry and for my personal life in five years I realized how long I’ve been holding onto achieving the first step of THIS vision (nearly 15 years!!!).
I’ve learned that five years is a drop in the bucket of God’s blessings. I think back to 15 years ago and I wasn’t walking with God but I had the dream of helping others find hope through the stories I wrote. Only ten years ago I welcomed God back into my life and suddenly I realized I wasn’t ready to offer so much of myself to others because I needed to feel worthy of that hope. And just five years ago He led me down the path that I am on now, one cobblestone step at a time, teaching me how to watch out for the large cracks in-between and teaching me to get back up if the toe of my shoe got caught on the edge of the step. He prepared me along the way. I’ve learned to appreciate the preparation because I don’t want to rush the journey and fall flat on my face! So five years from now? God only knows. 😉
I will say this, I know that as long as God is WITH me and God is FOR me then no one can come against me. AND…I want to see a multitude of my books in this ‘book room’ at B&B. 🙂 (God Willing)
One of the greatest gifts of the day was in typing this blog my youngest, Seth, came in and was reading the beginning and began to sing the song behind me. 🙂 May the song resonate within his spirit.
Take a listen:
Blessings
Shannon