Letting Go

I would like to take a few minutes to share what God has been doing in my life this week. Dave called me early Monday and wanted to talk about the possibility of him going on a mission trip. The trip is in 6 weeks to an unreached people group in Nicaragua. Dave and two other guys will be going to build an air strip so that these 3,000 people are reachable. They will have go in a boat and the navigate about a group of waterfalls. I will have no contact with him for over a week. Well, I wanted to scream No you can't go and lay down in the floor and throw a 2 year old Ella fit. As bad as I wanted to do that I knew in my heart it was God's plan for him. I know you are thinking why do you not want him to go. IT is a control issue. For those of you who know me really well know that I like to have control. When I can't talk to him, I have no control. As I was drying my hair Tuesday morning God really spoke to me about this. IF he wants to send my husband to help make His word accessible to 3,000 people that have never heard the name of Jesus who am I to stand in the way. I was listening to my Ipod while drying my hair and I have a son called "I am Letting GO" on there. The song says I am loosing control beyond my comfort zone and talks about the fear of the unknown. That is exactly where I am . SO God is taking me out of my comfort and zone and showing once again I have no control. Please pray for me over the next 6 weeks. I have already had to tell Satan to shut up and leave me alone 20 times a days the past few days. Pray that I would not let Satan have a stronghold. Pray that I would rely on my Prince of Peace during this time. Please pray for Dave as he prepares to leave. He is very excited. The guy that is leading this is a civil engineer also, so they are both very knowledgeable of what needs to happen. I know this may also sound silly, but control is something that I struggle with daily. Thanks for your prayers during this time.