The Best Is Yet to Come

As I write this, my husband Dan is currently awaiting surgery for a herniated disc and struggling through pain and nausea. In April of this year, we were excited to begin this new chapter of ministry. After serving on staff at our church for thirteen years, it became clear that God was calling us to join Wes and Judy in leading this next season of YES!

And then, all of our personal efforts came to a sudden halt when Dan was sidelined beginning in May with nagging pain.

Yesterday as I sat next to Dan, he saw the concern in my face. He said, “God’s got us; the best is yet to come.” In every season of life, we face different challenges, and some can even sideline us for a while.

As we follow Christ, we often think about our testimony as that turning point when we gave up our old lives to follow Him, or followed the faith legacy our parents laid out for us. In these difficult moments, though, I am reminded that our testimony is always developing.

In and out of every season we have something to share. I’ve heard it said that “if you can’t answer what God is doing or teaching you right now, then you aren’t following close enough.”

We are called to share what God has done and is doing in our lives, whether fifty years or five minutes ago. Sometimes what we are learning and sharing is difficult, but when we live a life oriented to Jesus, we understand that nothing is wasted. Our testimony of following Christ is ever-developing. The people around us need to witness what this looks like, as we journey through hard valley places or the blessed mountaintops.

Orient your life to Christ, and ask Him daily, “What are you teaching me through this circumstance?”— and then be ready to share your ever-developing testimony, so others can learn what it means to follow Christ on the mountaintops and in the valley.

By the time you hear from us next, we’ll hopefully have made it through to this valley’s other side.

We look forward to sharing all that we’ve learned through it.