--A Story:
Psalm 57 & Psalm 18.25 really help show what our village expedition was like. After surviving our time in the valley, we were eager to explore some villages and be back in civilisation. We quickly became aware that the task wasn't going to be easy. Most notably after having a rather negative experience in our first village, we found we needed to rely on God even more than we already were. Our second village was called Islane and the road to it was much longer and harder than we expected. We walked for hours growing more weary and more thirsty. Each time we stopped for a rest and to discuss whether or not to proceed- God provided people walking along the same path to encourage us that we were on the right road. God proved himself faithful over and over again along that road, so we remained faithful and kept walking. . . Even though we never reached our village, our journey along that road gave us an opportunity to test our faithfulness. It allowed space for God to lead and it eventually gave us the chance to turn our disappointment into praise.
Psalm 57 & Psalm 18.25 really help show what our village expedition was like. After surviving our time in the valley, we were eager to explore some villages and be back in civilisation. We quickly became aware that the task wasn't going to be easy. Most notably after having a rather negative experience in our first village, we found we needed to rely on God even more than we already were. Our second village was called Islane and the road to it was much longer and harder than we expected. We walked for hours growing more weary and more thirsty. Each time we stopped for a rest and to discuss whether or not to proceed- God provided people walking along the same path to encourage us that we were on the right road. God proved himself faithful over and over again along that road, so we remained faithful and kept walking. . . Even though we never reached our village, our journey along that road gave us an opportunity to test our faithfulness. It allowed space for God to lead and it eventually gave us the chance to turn our disappointment into praise.
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