“What now, God?” I asked when we moved from California, away from my best friend.
“Here are new friends to go with the old, and a wonderful church family. Grow closer to Me.”

“What now, God?” I asked when we moved from Spain, away from my wonderful church family.
“I will always be here for you, and will hold your hand, even when you’re lonely. Grow closer to Me.”

“What now, God?” I asked when we moved from Brenham, away from our beautiful, simple countryside.
“I will lead, and provide, and work everything for good if you will only follow Me. Grow closer to Me.”

“What now, God?” I asked when my job ended, when He showed me owning a yarn store was not for me.
“Let me work in your life, and have faith that I know what’s best. Listen to me call. Grow closer to Me.”

“What now, God?” I asked when I graduated, realizing nothing is for sure except for God and His word.
“Open your hands. Take what I give you, and don’t hold back anything from Me. Your dreams, your wishes, your hopes, everything. Don’t be afraid, I know what’s best for you. Trust Me. Grow closer to Me.”

Many people have what they call “life verses”. For me, it seems like with each new thing He teaches me, there’s a verse to go with it. Here are a few of my very favorites.

And we know that all things work together for good, to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:7

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11

Having only been a graduate since last week, this one is new for me. I believe the Lord is leading in a new direction, towards being a midwife. Really, I would like to be a midwife missionary, but we’ll see where the Lord leads. Because I’m still seventeen, I can’t start the midwifery course yet. For me, not being able to fill my time with what I believe God is calling me towards is hard. I feel lost. I want each day to be filled with things that will glorify God, but it’s hard to do the things I enjoy when each day I realize more and more that there’s a lost and spiritually dead world out there. It’s hard to sit at home and knit, and blog, and read, and study to finish up all my school when I want to be out there, spreading the news to others about how much God loves them. There are things I can do now, such as study anatomy and physiology, herbs, and languages, but my heart yearns to go!

“What now, God?” I ask, quite hoping He will put me in some hut in the middle of a jungle, wading through mud during the rainy season, going to care for a village woman with a newborn, jumping at any chance to teach her about the God that loves her and her baby.

I can almost see God chuckling softly in reply, saying, “Have I ever forsaken you? Has there been a time where I did not lead you to do My will? Is my hand shortened that I cannot give you what you need when you need it? Do not I have a perfect timing? Grow closer to Me.”

For the love of Christ constraineth us. 2 Corinthians 5:14

Were it my life I were living, it would be in vain. Were my hopes in anything but Christ, I would utterly fail. But the love of Christ, that’s what gets us through those moments when we ask “What now, God?”. When we can’t see, when we don’t know, when we feel lost, God wants us to grow closer to Him. He wants us to give up what we have, and take what He has for us. He wants us to surrender everything, our desires, our fears, our plans, our thoughts, our life, so that He can work in us. He wants us to be His, and to be like Him. He wants us to grow closer to Him.

Come Unto Me

Hear the blessed Savior calling the oppressed,
“O ye heavy laden, come to Me and rest.
Come, no longer tarry, I your load will bear,
Bring Me every burden, bring Me every care.”

Refrain:
Come unto Me, I will give you rest;
Take My yoke upon you, hear Me and be blessed.
I am meek and lowly, come and trust My might.
Come, My yoke is easy, and My burden’s light.

Are you disappointed, wandering here and there,
Dragging chains of doubt and loaded down with care?
Do unholy feelings struggle in your breast?
Bring your case to Jesus—He will give you rest.

Refrain

Stumbling on the mountains dark with sin and shame,
Stumbling toward the pit of hell’s consuming flame.
By the powers of sin deluded and oppressed,
Hear the tender Shepherd, “Come to Me and rest.”

Refrain

Have you by temptation often conquered been,
Has a sense of weakness brought distress within?
Christ will sanctify you, if you’ll claim His best.
In the Holy Spirit, He will give you rest.

Refrain

By Kendra (Sanka Pup Designs)

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