BY FAITH...........

Hebrews chapter 11 has always been known as the "Heros of Faith" chapter.  However, lately it has been my "FAITH" chapter.  Sixteen times the writer begins with, "By Faith....".  Two years ago, I memorized this chapter for a birthday present to Jesus and still it didn't mean then what it means to me now.  This past week I have been overwhelmed with fear creeping into my mind.  What if......this, What if ......that, thought after thought, day after day, and night after night. 

This past weekend we visited the Creation Museum in KY and I was amazed at the displays about the ark.  The thickness of its walls amazed me.  In my mind I thought, the ark looks so safe and secure.  But in my heart I knew that it was probably still a pretty scary place to be during a world flood.  I could hear the pops and cracks of the wooden walls as the enormous waves crashed against it and tossed it to and fro.  I could hear the thunder and the lightening outside it and the down pour of the rain like hail.  Can you imagine walking through the dark hallways to care for the animals with all this going on around you?  Then it hit me............today I am safe in the ARK of GOD, yet the walls are cracking with the force of the rising powerful waves.  I hear the evidence of the storm all around me......yet if I accept, BY FAITH, that the same God that led us here, the same God that brought YiLin to us, the same God that brought me into His ark of safety when I was rescued by Him, if I will fully trust in Him......my soul would be at peace.  Yes, there is a catch to it, of course.  I have to "Stand still and let God move".  Just like the song says, standing still is hard to do.  I am finding great comfort in that song and in Heb. 11.  I know that the phone could ring any minute now with our departure dates.....and I also know that it could be 3 weeks from now. 

Pray for us.  Pray for Shelby YiLin.  Pray that we will accept His perfect will for our family and that we will BY FAITH, STAND STILL AND LET GOD MOVE.