The Cart Before the Horse

So I'm sure you've all heard the saying don't put the cart before the horse. It is very sound advice and can be a good principal to live by, but the experiences of the last few months have shown me that this quote doesn't reflect how God operates. It seems that in every step of our transition to Michigan has been God providing the cart before we have the horse!

The first time this happened was while we were waiting for God to provide insurance claims in Michigan so we would know when Lyle should head over to start working. It seemed like we waited for three weeks after Lyle got his license and still no work. Lyle finally planned a trip over as he had to return my wonderful mom to her home in Michigan as she had ridden over with him for a visit. A few days before they were to leave Lyle felt the Lord share with him that He called our whole family to Michigan, not just Lyle. So we packed up the whole family and headed East. While on our trip Lyle received two claims! The cart (heading to Michigan) before the horse (the security of work).

As we began to settle in and wait for Lyle to officially be offered the new and better job, the search for a place to live began. It was fun to explore and dream, but then I found "the house" and fell in love! My logical brain said "No, job first!" But then the price lowered and we meet the owners and had instant favor. So here we were again with a cart and no horse yet!

I am coming to realize that the walk of faith that God is leading me on is The Cart Before The Horse. If God is faithful to provide the cart, will He not also be faithful to provide the horse? Will you have faith for the horse while you are sitting in your cart waiting for a ride? I don't know if I will ever get comfortable with the cart before the horse mentality, but I do love seeing the plan of God unfold in it.

PS- We are still settling in our new home and I will get pictures posted as soon as the boxes get out of the way :) I can't wait to show you how good God is!!