Day 8 - July 31, 2013
My phone and my computer both popped up with messages this morning - "Last day to be out of house". Hard to believe we were out of it a week ago and have traveled 1400 miles or so in that time. We still have at least 5 or 6 days ahead of us - and this will be the hardest.....at least the anticipation is.
We're familiar with Mexico - so even though we haven't driven in these parts, there has been a certain comfortable-ness (is that a word?) about driving in Mexico. Tomorrow that all changes.
I have been pouring over the internet to find what I can about crossing into Guatemala - places to stay when we get to the other side, what roads to take, which to avoid, what to expect at the border. I haven't found as much as I'd like, but I keep searching...and searching. Surely there is a record of this somewhere! I can't even find out when the border opens.....but I did find out that we have to back track just a bit to turn in our car papers and get our $400.00 refund.
One of my favorite verses is getting a giant work-out on this trip. "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." I'm not even exactly sure where this verse is in the Bible - maybe Philippians? But this verse is so good for me.
Don't worry about anything...trying, really, I am
But take everything to God in prayer...oh yeah, I'm ON that one
With thanksgiving...OK, so I'm not so good at that one all the time, either
Then, His peace, which is beyond ANYTHING I can imagine...yep - there you have it
Will guard my heart and mind in Him....oh, so very grateful
It seems as if when I get to the end of that verse, it just covers me - and I'm needing a lot of covering lately. Funny, my niece mentioned that same verse just today on Facebook. It is just a really-good-cover-the-bases verse. There have been times when I have been so scared or overwhelmed (like driving in the mountains the other day??) that I just said that verse over and over again - so quickly that I could barely get the words out without stumbling over them - maybe trying to convince myself - speak truth into my life. I know the words are true - I've seen Him just flip things around and give me peace. Maybe you'd like to hang on to this one, too.
SO....I may or may not have the thing with Telcel taken care of - can't access my account online so I can pay it, even though they fixed it so I could. The insurance papers, while we've paid for the coverage (over $650. for basically 5 days), still haven't shown up in our email. The great map that I bought of Central America is missing...somewhere.
Still, I will remind myself of that verse. It's helped me through so many other tough times and/or struggles before and it is as if He Himself speaks to me in a still small voice, "Becki, don't worry, I've got it."
And He does.
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