It was 4 years ago when I got the phone call…

I had just wrapped up breakfast with the kids, and settled into our morning when I got an unexpected call.

It was from my husband, who had just left for work less than an hour ago.

And then he spoke the words that would invite us into a new season of faith:  

 “Well babe, God is up to something because I just lost my job.”

I had lost my own job 8 months prior, and God had already began reforming our family life. Now, we were shocked yet again when my husband was unexpectedly let go from his.

But it wasn’t unexpected to God.

What transpired over the course of the following year was nothing short of amazing. I’m so grateful for Kyle’s perspective that day because it has shaped the way we’ve walked out not just the next 12 months, but the 4 years since.

Full of faith and confidence in the Lord’s hand on not just the open doors, but the closed ones, too. 

In 2020, we refused to bow to fear. We didn’t know how things would play out, but we simply made the choice to believe that God was, in fact, up to something. And He was.

Obviously, like you, we found ourselves navigating a pandemic, a global shutdown, and a reorienting of what life looked like. But it became a gift to us because we were together. At home. God provided in every way, despite what felt like a loss initially.

We grew closer as a family. Kyle found rest he deserved after working so hard for so long. We implemented routine that made way for growth and health and reformation for our family vision and culture. Our marriage thrived. Our kids flourished having us both home. We walked out the faith we professed by choosing faith over fear, everyday.

We had no idea then that just 12 months later we’d be living in another state, expecting another baby, attending another church, surrounded by completely different people, doing different work…. but God knew. It’s been 4 years since that day, and the Lord has done incredible things — but they started with a no, with a rejection, with a closed door. 

And it wasn’t a bad thing after all…

We didn’t have confidence because we had a backup plan. Truly, we didn’t. We barely had any money saved, and we had no idea how it was all going to work. We had confidence because of who God is— not because of who WE were. We knew if there was a place of lack in the natural, there was an opportunity to see abundance in the supernatural. That’s what faith is.‌

I’m seeing a lot going around about this “anniversary.” The reminder that 4 years ago our “world changed forever,” and it’s true. Our world changed forever. But despite the chaos and devastation it brought about in our world, we will always mark this season of our life with abundant JOY for all we saw God do.

No matter what you’re walking through, what curveball you’re facing today, choose instead to word things expectantly. God’s up to something, friend. Don’t miss it.