Sometimes life can be described as a joy-ride . . . when we do life
together . . . in a healthy and whole
way. There is a connection that God gives
us with one another. The thing is . . . we don’t always live like we are
created to live . . . and life can be difficult.
Yet, when we find ourselves taking the joy-ride together, there are
breath-taking moments. We have
experienced the breath-taking moment of meeting Madelyn. There is a great indefinable joy when it is
visibly clear that God has clearly put together a moment.
The
mystery of how God puts events together has certainly been present . . .
the
ride began . . . before Tricia and Troy were born . . .
when God determined
they would meet . . .
they fell in love . . .
they married . . .
and knew God had called them to be parents of a little
girl born in China . . .
then they saw Madelyn’s picture . . .
God spoke to
them . . .
and they pursued and persisted until they could go to China to bring
her home . . .
and then the day came that they brought her home . . .
this
weekend.
And. . . then of course the story includes the rest
of us . . .
that fit into their life . . .
to love them . . .
and to do life
together.
It can only be described as a
joy-ride of a lifetime!
But, isn’t that what Joshua and
God’s people discovered? They were
called before the beginning of time to accept the gift of the Promised Land
from God, created to connect with God and one another, and to
cross over into the place planned for them.
So. They
crossed over to the Promised Land and God said to Joshua:
Joshua had entered into a relationship with God that led to a joy-ride
of a lifetime. He led the people through a conscious and intentional
relationship with God and one another. And, then they experienced more than
what could have been imagined . . . a joy-ride . . . experiencing the plan of God
together . . . a indefinable moment . . . as they crossed over
to the Promised Land.
Believe God has something more . . . a joy-ride called life.
Connect with God and one another.
Do life together.
Take the joy-ride together.
Experience the breath-taking moment of knowing God has put the moment
together.
Learning with you to
KICK START the day in the joy-ride called life,
(written by
Kerrie Palmer © 2010 All Rights Reserved)
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