The past 6 months have been an exciting time in our lives. We found out I was pregnant, have watched this little boy begin to grow, have gotten involved in the college ministry at FBC, and we have been called to plant a church.
Our lives are forever changing and we are thankful that God is in control of that change. We both have desired to watch the Kingdom grow - and to be a part of that growth. We never knew what it would look like, but we prayed that we would be used...and our sweet Father has answered that prayer. We, along with 3 other families in Troy, are planting a church and it will begin January 2nd! Yes, that is 1 week before my due date - talk about trusting God's timing! I tend to get overwhelmed very easily - so I am truly learning that my hands are free and He is leading the reins! Bryant and I are both so very excited to start this journey. I have always trusted in Bryant's leadership of our family, but I have been so blessed to see this man of God lead me in all areas of our life.
To be truthful, I was a bit skeptical at first of the idea of us doing this. I like change to an extent, however, I wasn't sure I could handle entering in to the unknown in so many ways! Bryant had spent time in the Word and in prayer and knew we were being called. Now I truly believe in God ordaining the husband to lead the household/wife, so I knew I would go with him, but I wanted to be CONVINCED that this is what I was supposed to do as well. So that's what we began to pray - God is an amazing God and shows Himself in so many ways - ways that I often overlook. Bryant and I began to get questioned, ALOT, on why we were doing this. We had opposition and still ALOT more questions from people. If you know me, you know I DO NOT like confrontation, so I wasn't sure how to react to this. We did the only thing we knew to do... it caused us both to dig deeper in scripture and spend more time praying for this plant. Through this, I began to become convinced that this is where God has us...and I am pumped! The more people ask questions, the more I know this is what God has called us to do. I don't know what it will look like, especially with a newborn, but I trust that my Father is sovereign and He knows the path that we are walking on....He's actually laid it for us. This has been a season of change, most definitely, but also a season where Bryant and I have fallen more in love with each other and the Father.
For more info on the church plant you can check out our website :)
http://www.covenantgrace.info/
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Whitney - you precious thing!!!! I just saw you started following mine and Laura's blog and I hopped on yours and YOU ARE GOING TO BE A MOMMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, I lknow you will be such a great one. I loved this post about planting the church. I will put you and Bryant and baby William and your new plans on my daily prayer list. What a joy and a privilege it is that we get to pray for our husbands and serve with them in this life and it warms my heart when some of you sweet young wives that I have had the joy of seeing grow up, get that. I am looking forward to reading more about the church and the new baby. Please tell your mom I said hello and she is going to have such a blast being a grandmother!!! You look beautiful just like always and I am sending you a huge hug!
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