Psalm 16:5-9
5 O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.
In my adult life, I have moved well over 20 times. My recent move to California has been one of the biggest moves of all. Moving from the East Coast to the West Coast (over 2600 miles) by myself was exciting, even if daunting at times, because I knew that God had spoken to me.
The interview for my new position was on October 29, 2014, and I received the offer of employment on November 25, 2014. So I basically had a month to decide if this is what I thought should happen. You would think that was enough! LOL However, not enough for me; I asked for another week to pray. I needed to hear from GOD!
On Monday night before I was to give my answer, I got ready for bed. I still was searching. In those moments before I fell asleep, I prayed,
God I need to know. I have wanted to live in California my whole life, but is this what you want? This is a huge step of faith for me. I will be leaving family and friends. This leap of faith has to be grounded in Your will and direction for my life. When I wake up in the morning, please give me something that will make me know that this is what You want for me.
And, I turned over and went to sleep. There was no wrestling to find sleep; I slept like a baby!
When I awoke on Tuesday morning (December 2, 2014), the song in my head was “Living By Faith,” an old hymn of the church. I walked around for about 20 minutes singing, and finally stopped in my tracks and said out loud, “Why am I singing this song?” The Lord so clearly spoke to my spirit and said, “You asked for confirmation; I want you to live by faith.”
From that moment on, I have not doubted my decision. When traveling those 2600+ miles and doubt tried to creep in, I had the Word of the Lord to stand on and stop those doubts in their tracks. As Psalm 16 says, God is our inheritance and portion. He will take care of us if we just let Him. “He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.” (Psalm 16:8)