When we drove up to our new location it was raining. Pouring. We slept somewhere else that night until the next day when we could actually move into our home.
Next day, rise and shine!……not really..its still raining out. Ugh.. is this a sign? haha!
Maybe it was a symbol of washing away the old and preparing for the new but at the time it just seemed inconvenient. I started to feel this weight of not being settled. I think I was just over tired and so over the packing and unpacking. Thankfully, a few members from a church within the area came to our house and helped us unpack a few things and put stuff in order. We were so grateful for their help!
After everyone left there were still some boxes left over and some how I had this thought that I could unpack and clean everything in 3 days. Um yeah….3 months later and we still have some boxes and bags in the closet LOL.
The first week was challenging. We had left everything to come to where God had called us to and that’s awesome but that doesn’t mean that everyday was or is roses. The first week , week and a half we had no cell service or internet. If we wanted those necessities we had to go to another part of town that had wifi. When your out in new territory by yourself those necessitates feel important to connect with the outside world, ya know.
If we needed to get to the stores, they are about 35 – 40 mins away.
We had also taken a huge pay cut to come here and there were some days that the bank account and what we needed just didn’t matching up. I remember one day I was at the dining room table and I was just looking out the window seeking God. I believed God would provide but I needed to know he was with us right then… at that moment. It was a lot of new everything at one time. Jason and I worshiped and prayed together, cried together and just lifted up everything to God.
It’s a crazy feeling to know you are where God wants you to be but you can only see but so far. It’s like Lord we don’t know how this will work but we have to trust you because this is where you want us.
Planted.
Ashley Wilson 