Dear Friends,
One of my favorite quotes comes from the historian of movements, Page Smith, “The leader with a plan, however inadequate it may finally turn out to be, is at a vast advantage over a systemless rival, however brilliant.” The last few months have certainly tested insight of this quote for us as our plans were not even close to the path we were about to embark on.
In June we packed up our operations and moved them from the land of Mayo Clinic to the land of trains. Lots and lots and lots and lots of trains. It has been a GREAT move. We are now the pastors of Hope Wesleyan Church in Galesburg, Illinois, home of the headquarters for BNSF Railway.
Throughout this season of transition I have been guided by the words from Psalm 46, “Be still and know that I am God.” There have been many times when I have wanted to try and figure it out for myself and to direct my own paths. In those moments when I have been tempted to become anxious for the future I have had to consciously choose to step back and let God be God.
I have been learning, as we frequently say in the church:
God is good. All the time.
All the time. God is good.
Blessings,
Stephen