A New Language

As I listened to our language tutor pray in Romanian, I felt a little overwhelmed at the thought of starting over. On our first day of language study the same question entered my mind more than once - "Why are we learning a third language? - We already speak Spanish." But in those moments, the peace of God was more powerful than Satan's attempts to get me to turn down the road of discouragement. God's message for me has been very clear - "Obey my leading and I will provide all that you need to fulfill my work." When my response to His message has been "O.K. Abba, I am going to take you up on that offer to direct and to provide, and I am going to lean on you big-time because I cannot do this in my own strength or in my old age." I heard Him say in reply, "Finally - your getting it! I can handle your dependence." We have a long way to go but we are not in this alone and we are here to follow God's lead and trust Him for what we need to accomplish His work; and of course that includes speaking Romanian.