We shall wait for His hand to lead
us; we shall listen to His voice, saying, "This is the way, walk ye in
it." Isaiah 30:21. - Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing,
pg. 118
It
was Sabbath morning and my family and I were driving to church; it was the last
Sabbath in our home church before moving to North America. My parents still had a big question about the
departure: is it God’s will for us to move to North America? My dad parked in front of
the church, and we all hurried to our different
Sabbath schools.
When
the offering came, my mom opened her purse only to find
out that her wallet wasn’t there. I might
have dropped it when I got out of the car, she thought. Her panic increased
as she remembered that our documents, cards, and
passports were in the wallet too. Maybe
God doesn’t want us to move after all, my mom sighed.
The sermon was going to begin, so we decided to stay and listen to
it instead of trying to find the wallet. I’m
sure God is in control, we all agreed.
The sermon was about Moses and the crossing of the red sea. Moses didn’t
know that the sea was going to open before him, but he trusted in God’s command and he moved forward. When he did, the sea opened before him. Mom could her God
talking to her: “Just have faith in me, and you
will see great things. Move forward and the sea will open before you.”
Peace
filled my mom’s heart. After church, we enjoyed
a delicious meal at Grandma’s house, and we drove back home. Not long after
that we heard a knock on the door; it was a lady who had my mom’s wallet, with
all our documents in it. As we all knelt together and thanked God for the
miracle, we knew that God wanted us to move and that He had a special plan for
us in North America.
~ Mildred Rhys
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