Elijah Loves to Sing!

I captured this adorable moment this morning! He loves to sing lots of songs but "The B-I-B-L-E" is one of his current favorites. I also think he looks so cute in his overalls!

Patiently Waiting...or at Least Trying To

There is a song by John Waller called "While I"m Waiting". Tim and I have both felt encouraged by this song at different points over the last few years, and God brought it to my mind again today. The chorus says:

I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait

I think this is something that God has been pounding into my head. It is so important to not view our situation as "limbo" like I often describe it to people. But to recognize it as a time of waiting and an opportunity to serve, worship, and praise God now. We never run out of reasons to praise and worship God and he never stops giving us opportunities to show his love and serve him. As I write this, one of my daily opportunities to show God's love is crawling around on the floor in a pile of books. :) I must remember that even though we are in a state of waiting, our life is not on pause. I should be seeking out ways to serve and worship Him each day just as I would if we were in the place God has for us next.

And since life is never on pause, our little boy keeps getting bigger and bigger!

Eating a snack and watching the first snow fall.

Elijah was mesmerized by the falling snow.

He spends a lot of his time in the highchair these days. I'm thankful Eli is a good eater!

Every boy needs to know how to shoot a nerf gun!

We are getting excited for Christmas!!

Life Lesson #264

“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”  -Mark 10:25

God has been teaching me recently the truth of this verse. Tim and I have had many financial “struggles” through out our marriage. I say “struggles” with quotations because I’m learning that they are not all bad. Through our financial situation, Tim and I have been able to watch in awe as God provides for us over and over in the most creative ways. We don’t understand why He has chosen to do things this way, but we have grown in our confidence of His plan, certain that His plan is best.

I am learning to be able to transition easier to the changes our life has gone through lately because I am not clinging to “stuff”. When I don’t have much, it’s easier for me to give up what I have. It’s easier to follow God when he calls us to a new job, location, season of life; because I have not become attached to things like the amount of money Tim makes or the TV/phone/car/house that his job provided. Don’t get me wrong, we’re not looking to become homeless or mooch off others forever. The point is that we, the Choronzy Family, are learning to redefine what we have always been told we needed. In Luke 14:33 Jesus says “those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.” God knows I have a hard time giving up everything. He knows this because He made me and He understands me better than I understand myself. He knew before I did that I need to grow in this area. So He has put me in a life circumstance that requires my growth. He says gets this right and I will give you a “hundred times as much” (read Mark 10:29-31). Jesus goes right on to say that with those many blessings will be persecutions. Tim and I have experienced these persecutions first hand in the form of much discouragement, many big and little “mishaps”, and people questioning our decisions. But when all is said and done, we know that this is the work of Satan, which further proves we are on God’s path.

I am not writing this to judge other people or put myself above anyone. I am writing this because this is where we are, this is what God is convicting Tim and me of right now. It’s not something we have perfected. I’m also hoping this may give you some insight into why we have made some of our most recent decisions. Why Tim is beginning seminary when we have just moved in with my parents while waiting for a job and apartment. (Seminary is something that God has told Tim to obey and the rest will come.) A lot of prayer has happened and is still happening as we search for God’s will in all aspects of our life. We know that this time is not being wasted because we are growing so much in our relationship with our Heavenly Father. He has been keeping his promises for thousands of years, I don’t think he’ll stop with us.

Our sweet baby boy. :)

The Choronzy Family. <3