4/13/07-Less than 2 months from the deadline and still no job offer.  That day I read about Elijah and the widow's oil (1 Kings 17:13-16).  My prayer- "Lord, we have always tried to honor You with our money first and meet the needs of Your laborers, trusting You will leave enough for our needs.  So now, I trust You that You will cause our "flour and olive oil" to last "until the time when the Lord sends rain and the crops grow again!"

4/14/07-"How long, O Lord, how long?"  I still cry when I think of this day... 1 Kings 18:25-19:18- Lord, sometimes I feel like the prophets of Baal, dancing around and carrying on and "still there was no sound, no reply, no response." (v.29)  But I know that my God is the one who consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, the dust, and the water.  Like Elijah's wet altar, our situation is stacking up for a miraculous show from the Lord. (v.33-39)  I feel like we've waited in the drought for a long time, and all we've seen is "a little cloud about the size of a man's hand rising from the sea" (v.44)  But that's all God needs to bring "a terrific rainstorm" (v.45)  Are you giving us provisions that will have to last and will last for "40 days and 40 nights"? (v.8)  v.15-"Go back the same way you came"- God had Elijah travel all that way just to reveal Himself to him.

4/16/07- A phone call led to a visit, a job offer, etc.

5/1/07-After a visit to Florida, we needed some confirmation that this was where God wanted us to go.  1 Chron. 12-15:24- This passage is about change, about all Your promises to David finally coming to fulfillment, about his taking leadership.  I see so many parallels in what we're about to do: 12:1-37-You surrounded David with capable people who would help him in his efforts- they were loyal and very skilled in different areas.  12:39-40- They spent 3 days celebrating his new role.  13:12-14-When David got afraid because of circumstances, you ended up blessing someone else.  14:8-17-When the enemy figured out what was happening, they came against David, but You gave him direction after he sought You out.  15:13-David had to be careful to seek Your way of doing things to be successful.

To be continued one more time...