In less than a week we are making the biggest move we have ever made in our lives. We are ecstatic about the transition as we prepare and dream for our new lives in San Diego. However, my three year old daughter is a little perplexed. We don't have room in our car for her princess trike, so we had to give it away. She was outgrowing it anyway, so we promised to buy her a new big-girl bike when we get to San Diego. All of her stuff is getting packed into boxes, which she is less than thrilled about. She watches us giving other items in the apartment away and doesn't understand why everything is being shifted around. No matter how much I try to explain to her the excitement of this move, she still has a limited perspective of the here and now.

I keep thinking, “She has no idea.” She has no idea that in less than a week she is going to be having so much fun with her friends Faith and Cara. She has no idea that soon we will be able to spend countless days at the beach and be a drive away from Seaworld and Disneyland. She has no idea that soon we will have the sunshine more often than not. She has no idea that we will have all of our stuff back soon...toys that she has forgotten about and a huge playhouse from pottery barn kids that will seem brand new to her. Sadly all she can see is the stuff in boxes and the promises for this mysterious thing called San Diego that she still thinks means Diego from Dora the Explorer.

I have been picturing in my mind the Lord looking down on us saying the same thing, “She has no idea!” I wonder what blessings are around the corner for me and all I can see is the shifting and the changing. When things are uncomfortable and perplexing for me I believe the Lord is looking down smiling knowing the full picture of what is to come.

I am reminded of 1 Corinthians 2:9 that says, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

Some things may need to be purged, and some packed away for a season...but it is only to prepare and make room for the huge blessing that the Lord has coming for you!

Be encouraged!
Mel