The Faith-filled Wife

Last night, my husband and I were at a meeting for church planters. For those of you who don't know, we have recently moved to LA to plant churches (I'll be posting more details of our adventures at a later date). There were four other couples there. All strong believers. All seeking God's will and spreading the Gospel. It was an amazing evening! But one thing that I noticed as a commonality across the board was that the men, the husbands, all felt strongly that they were being lead to be church planters, and over the course of each couple making the decision to commit to the calling, the wives struggled fiercely with faith. Faith in believing that this was truly the calling of their husband and in trusting that God would provide and that the church plants would "succeed". Each wife shared the fears she went through and is currently going through. Not to say that the men didn't have their moments of being unsure...we're all human and we (rightly) question our motives from time to time. But I found myself wondering "why?". Why are all these women, myself included, so quick to doubt and fear? Some of us have kids and we are concerned for their well being, but that's not the real problem. That's not the root of it anyway and, perhaps, it's just a scape-goat.

Though I have not yet solved the question of "why", I do want to take the time to urge you, wives and mothers, to take control of your fear. I know about hardship. I know about struggle. I know about people turning against me because they do not share our vision, people I love. I know about leaving behind comfort to follow God. I've gone through all of this several times over. But one thing that I have learned... a great lesson worth all the suffering...is that faith grows when you step out and commit to the calling of the Father. When he says to you and your family, "Leave it all and come with me, " He will grow your faith along the way because he is preparing you for your promise. He only asks you to take one step at a time and he frequently only shows you one step at a time because your faith needs to be built strong. And with every step you encounter, you grow enough to be able to take the next one. He is already trustworthy, YOU are the one that is questionable! lol. He is building you and humbling you and growing you so that when the time is right, according to his perfect timing, you'll be ready. He's a good Dad.