You know you’re at JAARS when you see the old familiar speed “hump”

Right now we are staying at JAARS! For those of you who don’t know what that is, I don’t know what the acronym stands for, but I know that it’s some sort of Aviation place, that also hosts a training for missionaries, including one called ICC. Last year we came here for ICC, but now we are just hanging out here waiting for the Solomon Islands borders to open up again.

Waiting here is kind of what got me thinking about “speed humps.” Sometimes it’s hard to just sit here waiting until we can go. It feels like we have hit a speed “hump” and we aren’t going anywhere, anytime soon! But through this all, God still has a plan, he always has a plan!

“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:31‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Renew our strength! Yes! That is what God has planned for us! He will renew us in his timing and when he does, we’ll be revving to go!

One other thing, I once heard a sermon about this kind of topic. And at one point the pastor said “for every sticking point, God gives you a stick!” How fun is that? God gives the tools we need to do whatever his will requires of us, and sometimes he just requires us. Sometimes he just wants us to be with him. And sometimes, the speed humps can be quite restful, if you just stop trying to jump those humps!

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭5:6-7‬ ‭ESV