God’s Provision
We are learning about God’s amazing provision to those who rely on Him. When we came here, we didn’t know where we were going to stay. We figured we’d stay at Mountain View until we found some more permanent place to stay. It has turned out that God had different plans for us. These pictures are from our new place. I’ll get to that in a bit.
Before we got here, we were offered a place to stay by friends of a friend. We thought we were going to be able to stay there for a month, but when we arrived we discovered the place was far nicer than anything we would have hoped for and we learned that we would be able to stay for at least two months, not one.
We looked for a place to rent more long term. At first we did not find any because none fell within our budget or were not what we wanted. Later, we began to be convicted that we should be waiting on God for everything, including where He would want us to stay. After further prayer, when I asked God where and when we should move, I felt like He told me, “Stay here and don’t worry about it.”
Within a week or two, friends we had met here told us of a house that needed sitting for June and July. We thought we weren’t going to be able to do it because we’re going to Laos and Hawaii, but they said they could find someone to handle the times we wouldn’t be there (and later Dave and Sheila, our former gracious hosts, said they would do it). So now, after two months of living in a great place with a built-in community for cheap, we have moved into this new place that’s even nicer and is free for two months.
Each day I’m more convinced that this is what God’s provision looks like. Had we moved to a place that made sense practically, we would not have been able to live where we have been. There is no doubt in my mind that by the end of August God will have shown us where we are to live next. In fact, we think He’s been telling us other new things about the future, but I’ll have to save those for another post - maybe when we’re more sure.
God’s provision is indeed amazing. Yet, being the human I am, I seem to need a constant reminder to wait for His timing and provision…you’d think I’d learn by now!
Hey - teasers are NOT COOL, man. What’s going on over there?
Also, do you have any bigger pics of your new place? I can’t really make it out.
-Matt
Yes, bigger pictures please! Where is your new place in relation to where we stayed with you?
That’s awesome.
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Fun watching how things work out for you. I’m glad you have moved to Chiang Mai, you really ARE cool !!!! :-)
Okay, more information. The new place is slightly south of where we were (for Ray and Kaoru, go south out of our old neighborhood, and turn at the first light - it’s between the main road and the canal road). It’s a little closer to Im Jai and much closer to school.
We may have pushed God’s provision a little in that, two days after we got there, we busted the limit on our Internet bandwidth. So now we have no Internet at home until July (when we’re in Hawaii anyway). So if posts and replies are slow, that’s why.
It may also be God teaching me to let go of the Internet - one of my last great idols ;-)
Sorry about the pictures. They should now link to bigger versions of them. I also had more pictures of Im Jai and Thailand, but I think that’s what broke the Internet, so those will have to wait until July :-(
And sorry about the teaser, but we just don’t know enough yet. Right now all we have is hints of things. I can e-mail you about it, but I don’t want it out in public just yet.