Proverbs 16:1- “The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
vs.2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, but the Lord weighs the motives.
vs.3 Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
vs. 9 The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.”
These verses stand boldly on the pages of God’s Word…they speak softly to my heart. I read them again and again, soaking up their truth. They were a promise to this unsure girl only 6 months ago. I have been clinging to these proverbs…trusting in my God to bring about only the perfect, beautiful, best plan for this little family.
We had a dream, a plan that we desired. Travis wanted to fly more than anything else! He tried several times to change his job from the band field over to aviation. He tried for the Air force, the Coastguard, and each time was told no. It was discouraging…but we were trusting in the Lord for His perfect will for our family…we understood that He knew much better than we ever dreamed of knowing. So, Travis went ahead in his free time and got his private pilot’s license. He flew on his days off and kept trusting the Lord. But about six months ago, God gave the man a new idea, one he had ruled out many times. But for some reason, now it made sense. Fly for the army, helicopters. Even though helicopters weren’t his first choice, it was better than nothing. HE needed experience in the sky, he needed hours flying…and what better way than get paid for that experience, those hours. So, he put together his packet, prayerfully seeking God’s will, sent it in, and we waited. We had a plan…we made steps toward this plan, this desire. But we knew that in order for it to become a reality, it had to be God’s will, His plan, His direction for our family. And low and behold, He directed our steps into a YES answer! Travis found out last week that he had been accepted to the program and that we leave Alaska for Alabama in 2 months.
We are nervous…anxious for what the future holds. We are leaving “comfortable” for “unknown” grounds. But we hold tightly to these promises! God has plans for our lives that we cannot see…so we walk ahead blindly but with faith! We are excited for the future…and we are so thankful! We have peace that we are where God wants us, b/c we couldn’t have come to this place unless it was totally of the Lord. We had no control…we have no control really. But we did all we could, and then it was resting solely in the Lord’s hands alone. So, we walk forward…and we continue to TRUST! B/c that is really all we can do! 
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