What is God's Will For Me?

I ask myself this question more times than I care to admit. This is a tough question because I feel myself being pulled in so many different directions, especially at this point in my life. I just graduated. Kayla was born. We are looking for God's direction in the midst of everything.

Recently, we just made the decision to leave the Mission Miami team. We were asking this question. Does God want us to continue with the team? Does God want to use us somewhere else? The crazy thing about this is that we thought we wrestled with this last summer when we made the decision to get on the Mission Miami team! So now what is the deal, God?

It basically came down to closed doors. Everywhere we turned, we found closed doors. The deciding factor was the door of funding for our work. We couldn't even make our monthly rent payment! This forced both of us to try and work full-time to cover our expenses, train full-time to prepare for Miami, fundraise full-time to actually get to Miami, as well as be full-time parents. We felt this was too much for us to handle at this time in our lives. It seems like God was speaking here. Is this what Luke was talking about when he says, " [Paul and his companions] tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to." (Acts 16:7)?

Right now, we are asking this question again but in a different sense. Now that we are looking for ministry jobs, where do we go? Do we go to Vermont? California? Texas? Within Texas do we go to Grand Prairie? Huntsville? Wichita Falls? We are researching all these places to see how God can use our gifts most effectively. We will see how the hand of God works here, but probably only after the fact.

Conclusion: I believe the only way to be absolutely sure of the will of God is in the times that we are looking back at situations rather than in the situations themselves. In the meantime, we trust that He will guide our paths.

Just beginning

Well, I found out about this site from a friend of mine. It seems like it is going to be pretty cool! People can come to the site and check up on what is going on in my neck of the woods.

I just graduated with my Masters of Divinity a few weeks ago. I can't believe I am already through with an 84-hour graduate program. It seems like yesterday that we moved to Abilene.

Our team training begins in just over a week. My wife and I are on a team going to western Miami, Florida to start a new Hispanic/English church AND a new college ministry. We are in the middle of fundraising and we are a little stressed about the lack of funds coming for the training in the coming year. In spite of this, we know that God will provide.

Kayla Leigh Blair is about to be born (around Jan 30). Tanya is experiencing the last month of pregnancy full force right now. I am just trying to be a wonderful, supportive husband through these times. We are both in eager expectation at her arrival. Our lives are about to change!!