Wrestling with God

Maybe you are familiar with the story in the Bible where Jacob wrestles with God. It is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 32:22-32.

This story explains exactly the type of week that we have had spiritually. It had to do with the church that we visited last week, Everett Community Church. Darrick and I did not sleep well, we talked a lot, got frustrated, left the subject alone, prayed a lot and read our Bibles.

There was something about Everett Community Church that we could not let go and we were confused if that is really where God wants us to go and have as our new home church. Read last Sundays post if you would like to be reminded what the church was like.

We felt God leading us somewhere we are not sure we are ready to go, way out of our comfort zone and very unfamiliar to us.

At the beginning of 2009, during a Fast I heard God telling me that I needed to not be so selfish and to put aside my wants and take up His. The direct result of that is our homeschooling. And again this week I felt God saying that His ways are higher then mine and He has a great plan here.

I have to admit, that God had a much easier time convincing me then Darrick. So I will turn it over to him:

What can I say, Everett Community Church is not what I thought I was looking for. For the past five years I have been at sea duty. Every time Hope Chapel had a men's breakfast or meeting or anything I had to work. So what I really wanted was a Church that had a strong men's ministry because now I would actually have the time to attend. Everett Community Church does not have any of that so I was fighting with going there. We actually went back to the Internet looking at more Churches and wha they had to offer. But when Jacob referred to Everett Community Church as our church and said he was glad he already had friends there after one week I got the point that we needed to go back there today. I am so glad we did because it was just what we need. No frills just straight forward preaching from the Bible and exactly what believers need to hear but the Pastor was still able to wrap up with the opportunity for anyone who was not a believer to become one.
Back to Jenn:

So today we attended our second Sunday at Everett Community Church. The Pastor was very surprised but excited that we came back. We are going to have dinner with their family this week.

The service was great and the Pastor's preaching was on fire! Incredible and we both learned a lot. The kids love their classes and we got to know more people.

God is doing something and we have no idea what, but Lord, where You lead we will follow.