Come what may...

Three simple yet challenging, life changing, extraordinary words to live by.

With the completion of the drama in May it has taken me some time to wrap my mind around all that God has done this year. I say this year because Lionel and I seem to funtion October to October, so yes this month marks another new beginning! So Happy New Year!

This blog was originally set up to help our team with announcements while we were updating the website at hisacts.com but I feel it has been sitting here waiting for stories and life to be shared.

Come what may was the final phrase of our lead character in the Wizard of Uz. Based on the story of Job our character faced hard times, rejection, pain, loss of family and friends, depression, discouragement and the loss of his business and finances as well. In all of that holding fast to the faith he so boldly lived out.

I was constantly stirred by those words when our pastor was preaching through the book of Job last year and I heard them over and over in my head while writing the script. But what I did not do was let them seep into my soul.

I loved the sound of those words put together. I loved the passion in which our pastor would deliver his message and with heartfelt sincerity repeat the words "come what may..." often. I loved closing the drama with the very words that could summarize Jobs relationship with God, yes Lord we will worship you come what may. But I had not even begun to experience the living of those words.

We talk a lot about surrender in our evangelical circles. We sing about it, we acknowledge it as the way to walk daily with the Lord and we try to accomplish it. But recently God has been showing me a new way to surrender that seems to buzz around my much adored phrase.

Oh you mean these words are imprinted on my brain because you are trying to speak to me Lord? Hmm. Ok good. I get it.

Oh you mean even when I am not enjoying what the day holds for me? Come what may. Ok Lord, yeah I get that.

Oh and even when I feel I have the right to something and you are telling me to lay it down, no matter my feelings about it, no matter the consequences, no matter the work involved? Oh, ok Lord, alright, come what may.

Oh and even when you are reminding me that if I am to glory it will be through suffering that I may show others how amazing You are and what You were able to do inspite of hard times? OH, hmm, ok Lord, come what may.

Oh and even though I am faced with the scariest thing I could imagine and I am overwhelmed with so great a sense of loss, desperation and helplessness you want me to look to you and say yes, Lord, I love you, I trust you, I will worship you, COME WHAT MAY!

In His goodness God has told me up front how to respond to all the things He will allow in my path. If we don't have a paycheck for a few months, He is still our provider. If all of our cars break down, He will still get us where we need to go. If our children are hurt or even worse, they really belong to Him anyways. If this world spits back at us every cruel and rotten thing it can, I know exactly what the Lord has asked of me.

Blessed be the name of the Lord! Come what may!