The Power of God's Favor

Yesterday during my devotion I read this:

"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life."

 -Psalm 23:6

Joel Osteen wrote, "David continued to live favor minded, expecting goodness and mercy all the days of his life. This morning instead of expecting to get the short end of the stick in life, why not start expecting God's blessings to chase after you? Instead of expecting to barley get by in life, start expecting the goodness of God to overtake you."

I was overwhelmed by this devotion because of God's favor in mine and Colts marriage. Colt and I have been praying for almost 2 months now, begging God for his favor, expecting goodness, and asking him to give us mercy and somehow allow us to be together.

Last week Colt and I received the amazing news. The Army has approved for me to move to Korea non sponsored. We were ecstatic! Since then there has not been a day that has gone by that I haven't said out loud, "Thank you God! Thank you so much for allowing this to happen. Thank you for protecting mine and Colts marriage. Thank you for allowing everything to work out perfectly."

I have been so fearful that we would hear the word "No" and that things wouldn't work out for us. After reading this devotion I was reminded that God wants all things to work together for our good. I was reminded that I should expect nothing less than for our Heavenly Father to take care of us. I was reminded that if possible, God wants married couples to be together because that is how it should be.

Like David, Colt and I have been living favor minded. Trusting that God would allow us to be together and would give us goodness and mercy in our marriage. We could not be more thankful for the amazing work that our Lord and Savior is doing in our life and marriage right now.

Through this experience I have also gotten a glimpse of what the "Army Family" truly consist of. Colt meet an amazing couple in Korea that have opened their arms to us. They have went above and beyond what we could of ever imagined or expected to help us out, and make this process as smooth as possible. From paper work, visas, shots, immunization records, medical records, housing, packing, what to bring, what not to bring, do's, dont's, schedules, jobs, and even picking me up from the airport when I arrive...they have helped us with it all! Their kindness and generosity meas so much to Colt and I! We only hope that one day soon we will have the opportunity to help other couples the way this couple has helped us.

Also, my teachers at Brenau University have been extremley helpful. Thanks to my wonderful advisor, who has so graciously offered to help me through the process, I will be able to continue taking classes and going to school while living in Korea! I will be taking online classes over the Summer and independent study classes in the Fall.

We are so fully of joy and excited about this new journey and opportunity that God has brought to our lives. We just want to thank everyone who has helped us out and made this possible. Most of all we thank our Heavenly Father for his wonderful favor and blessing on our lives. So, here it goes! Soon, I will be South Korea bound!