One step at a time

We are learning to trust God daily, one step at a time. It's difficult in our human nature - I want every thing and every detail planned in advance - but God keeps leading us one step at a time. Obviously God has spoken clearly enough to us that there is a vision and direction that we are heading towards. But the only thing that's crystal clear is.....God is asking us to trust Him daily, one step at a time. It feels a bit like what he told Abraham - he said go, and I'll tell you what to do when you get there. I'm actually learning to like it, and I'm beginning to think this is how God wants us to live everyday of our lives. Too many of us are living and trusting our own plans and goals. It's very difficult in our flesh to admit that we don't control our future, and we go insane pretending like we can. But there is so much freedom and life when we give it all up and start putting our 'now' and 'then' in his hands.

Rented!

8 days with a "For Rent" sign in our yard and tomorrow we should be wrapping up details for a family with twins to move in soon! Now we are trusting God to lead us to find the right place to live in LA.

DNA

"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds". (Heb 10:23-24)

"So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. We are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved". (Heb 10:35&39)

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see". (Heb 11:1)

Why drive to LA?

Why drive to LA?? The Metrolink is awesome. Free parking in Pomona - 15mnts from where I live now. Then just sit back and enjoy. Read a book, do work, listen to your iPod, do push ups, use the bathroom while in motion etc. In fact, I’m writing this blog now. Impossible to do while driving! Also, big thanks to Stewart for the tip on using DASH – a quick, agile little bus that gets you from one end of downtown to the other for a quarter. And it comes every five minutes to just about every corner in the city.
Today I met with a business owner in the South Park district who is interested in learning about our new non-profit start-up. His salon business and realty company are looking to partner with a charity in our new community. I am really looking forward to living down here and getting to know people. I really like the South Park area. I have to admit, there are parts of downtown LA that will be harder to adjust to than others.

Vision Video

Downsize

Tomorrow is garage sale day! 6:30am - put up the garage sale signs. 7am - start the coffee, the pillsbury cinnamon rolls, and start putting stuff outside. Must get rid of the junk....must negotiate well.....must maximize the cash-ola! Please pray we will make 1 million dollars!

Shelley is Brave!

I married the best girl in the world! She is beautiful, intelligent, compassionate, loving, and full of faith. I'm not gonna lie, the conversations about moving to LA, renting out our house, stepping down from being on staff at the best church in OC, transitioning from our Chino Hills (suburban mecca) 4 bedroom home to renting an apartment in the city was not exciting. It took awhile for us to wrap our minds around what that means and what that changes. But it didn't take long to realize that this desire and dream that God has placed in us cannot be ignored and if we chose to stay where we are now it would become our prison.
That's just one of the many reasons why I love Shelley, she loves God way more than she does stuff. She would much rather follow God wherever He leads us than choose an illusion of safety, security, and empty attachments. When something ignites Shelley's passions and drive, you better watch out! Good things will happen.