(Recap: lots of fears and then an indescribable peace on a boat ride.)
Have you ever felt real peace? Quiet, strengthening, heavenly peace? I did. I’ll never forget that boat ride.
I spent a lot of time in the scriptures reading about and recalling people who God called to something new and different. Gideon. Abram. Esther. The disciples. And so many others. They listened to what God told them to do and He took care of them. It wasn’t always easy, but it was what the Lord called them to do. The Lord guided them and strengthened them in His calling for their lives. He would do that for me as well. Okay okay, I know being called to be a realtor is WAY different than being called to speak in front of a king knowing there was a chance you could be killed for it—but if Esther could do that, I could certainly make a career change.
Let’s be honest though, fear and worry were still real. Remember those insecurities I mentioned in Part 2? But I kept hearing that still small voice that was telling me to become a realtor and that fear dissipated into excitement. What does He have in store for me?! What am I going to learn? Who will I get to help? What does this mean for my family?
Saturday, September 26, 2020, I went for a walk through the paths in Hagar Park at 8 in the morning. It was a gorgeous morning, bright and fresh and the leaves were changing. I was listening to a Christy Wright podcast with guest speaker Elisabeth Hasselbeck from Aug 4, 2020, talking about “Life Balance, Is It Possible”. They talked about balance, and choosing peace, and finding purpose, and how God will meet you in your fears—well, I was crying…in the park. Yes, I was. I was the crying lady in the park. (Look out kids, emotional wreck coming through, God is shaking my world) Oh man. God was speaking to me so clearly once more.
I got home and Mark was in the driveway working on his truck, and I said “Honey, I need to quit my job. God’s not going to change his mind. I need to do it soon.”
Do you know what he said? “Okay. Let’s do it.” (I love that man.)
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