My husband and I, along with our two girls and dog, recently moved across the world. Let me tell you how much of a whirlwind that was. phew! We made it safely and are getting settle in our new home here in Germany.
Joey and I managed to support each other throughout the trip. I cried, he consoled. He stressed, I took more of the load. I freaked, he made things happen. It’s about balance y’all. I came out of that travel time feeling great about our marriage. Dare I say proud?
You see Joey and I have been through a lot lately and we had just left a place that poured into us spiritually. We had left people who prayed for us constantly. People who we spoke to every week for guidance. Guys, we left our spiritual community back in the states and were thrown to face this new journey on our own, fresh start, and fresh faces. Our community had prepared us in the best way they knew how and they did a pretty darn good job at it. However, I’m here to tell you, nothing can come close to what you have with you and God. That’s what counts. That’s where your heart lives. It cannot be replaced. This is vital to remember guys. The test of time is when things like this happen. When you’re isolated from your spiritual community for a bit, does your faith stand just as tall?
I’m not discrediting what others can do for you because Joey and I have been praying for the Lord to bring us a spiritual community here. We know he is faithful. We know it will happen. In the meantime though, we have our own relationship with God and each other.
I’m going to go ahead and tell you right now, the relationship between Joey and I changes daily. I mean we love each other but it’s not always peachy up in here.
That leaves me and God. Joey and God.
That’s what it came down to when we made it to our destination. Guys it’s like the realization hit us and we were SHAKEN. It’s like things reverted back to where we were six months ago, which is a place neither one of us wanted to be. All of a sudden I was struggling to see Joey through Gods eyes. I became frustrated and stressed. I was sending some seriously frantic messages to my best friend with a very late reply because of the seven hour time difference. I was sending her messages at like 3am her time guys. It became increasingly clear that as much as I thought I was prepared, I was letting it all slip.
After spending some time with the Lord, there was the conviction. The Lord had brought us to a place of brokenness and built us up. He used everything and everyone he could to build us up and make us warriors for him. Then we came to a place where everyone we knew were more difficult to reach and somewhere in the fear of being on our own the Lord whispered to us, “You are ready. I have prepared you, and you are ready.”
That sounds crazy because we’re married, and you marry someone you want to be alone with, obviously. But after you hit road block after road block you become fearful of leaving those things that helped you overcome those roadblocks. You see, God has given Joey and I a very clear calling for our marriage and relationships. Something that neither of us are sure we’re ready for. But, in the midst of the lie we find ourselves believing, there is the voice of truth that tells us we are ready.
My point is, when you are taken out of the environment that has grown you spiritually, does your faith stand just as tall? You see, your relationship with God is not dependent on anything other than the fact that God loves you and longs for you no matter what. It’s not dependent on your environment, your job, your family, etc.
So let me ask you this, does your faith travel well?
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