{"id":1463,"date":"2015-04-24T17:03:09","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T22:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2015-04-28T22:21:18","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T03:21:18","slug":"in-you-the-orphan-finds-mercy-hosea-143b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/04\/24\/in-you-the-orphan-finds-mercy-hosea-143b\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;In you the orphan finds mercy&#8221; (Hosea 14:3b)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Velvet Ashes offered a free online retreat for women serving overseas last weekend. \u00a0I am so grateful that God was calling\u00a0me to retreat with Him, even in the midst of all we still need to do as we prepare for our home assignment, for it was such a gift as God spoke to me in many ways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One of the most powerful things God reminded me was from Hosea\u2026 \u201cIn you the orphan finds mercy\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After four years of ministry in Oaxaca, it is hard to pack up your stuff, say goodbye for now and bring some sort of closure to relationships and ministry as we leave for the U.S. for one year.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>One of the many worries and questions for God that I\u2019ve been carrying around with me is:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>What will happen, Lord, to all the people whom I have grown to love here and with whom I have had the privilege of walking in their journey with you?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Like the young woman I have been discipling for over a year now\u00a0who grows deeper in her desire for You and Your Word each week?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Or, the women who meet in my home every other week and with such hunger enter in to our Bible reflection times and allow for your transforming Word to speak to them? \u00a0Or, the women who seek out a listening ear as they process past pain in their lives?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 Or, the MAEM (Ministering to the Abused and Exploited in Mexico) team I am a part of where we are currently training a group of church leaders for this ministry ? \u00a0<\/span>Or, the couple that I have been counselling and is coming to a key decision making time in their relationship?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Or, the four teenage girls\u00a0from our church with whom I&#8217;ve meeting intending to\u00a0train them to lead the children\u2019s messages during the service, only to find that what they really needed was a safe space to talk about their struggles at home and school?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 W<\/span>ho will fill the spaces and the relationships we are leaving behind?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 Even though the word orphan feels a bit strong to describe this situation, I have to admit that i<\/span>t feels to me like we may be leaving some people as orphans for this next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1468\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/04\/IMG_2826.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1468\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/04\/IMG_2826-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"On Maundy Thursday God's Spirit was a work in us all as I facilitated the women's group in a foot washing ceremony, the first for most of them \" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/04\/IMG_2826-300x228.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/04\/IMG_2826-1024x778.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/04\/IMG_2826-250x190.jpg 250w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/04\/IMG_2826.jpg 1799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On Maundy Thursday God&#8217;s Spirit was a work in us all as I facilitated the women&#8217;s group in a foot washing ceremony, the first for most of them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s so easy to think that we are necessary and indispensable to other people\u2019s growth or to God\u2019s work in general.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The first part of that same verse says, \u201cAssyria shall not save us\u2026we will say no more, \u2018Our God\u2019, to the work of our hands.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>What I realize is that sometimes I think I am Assyria, that I can save others or even myself.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 Other times<\/span>\u00a0the work of my\u00a0hands, or the ministry, can easily become my god, my complete measure of success, my sense of worth and identity, my fulfilment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Of course I know in my head that God is the ONLY one who heals, restores, transforms, guides, fulfils and ultimately saves.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is our privilege to be a part of His saving, healing, and transforming work.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>So, maybe it is good that we must take a year away from ministry in Mexico in order to be reminded that the work is ultimately God\u2019s.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 I am sure you all know what a joy it is to be a part of God&#8217;s redeeming work in the world!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 But even<\/span>\u00a0<em>that<\/em> does not compare to the joy of knowing Jesus and His\u00a0mercy. So, I am learning to entrust all those whom I love dearly to Jesus, that they may know Jesus deeper this year, whether I am close to them or not. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This\u00a0phrase, \u201din you the orphan finds mercy\u201d, reminds me\u00a0that I, too, am an orphan in need of God\u2019s mercy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In just over one month, I will not have a home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We are packing up and leaving the place that has been our home for the last four\u00a0years, and we will arrive at my parent\u2019s house to look for a place to rent that fits within our budget (which has been difficult to find, BTW, and for which we ask your prayers).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Not knowing what our home will be like for the next year has produced some anxiety.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Not knowing where the furniture will come from for this \u201chome\u201d has also produced some stress.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Not being able to provide more stability for our kids has caused us some pain.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 S<\/span>o I realize that as a family we\u00a0are orphans, and so are all of us who follow a God, who in Jesus, also had no home, for our only true home is with our Creator. \u00a0And, He has promised to be with us wherever we lay our head. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This heart realization that God provided during my retreat time gives me strength and hope to face the many unknowns for this next year.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Who will care for the orphans in Mexico, the U.S. and around the world?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>God will.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 He will use you and me and my friends in Mexico to do that. \u00a0He will also<\/span>\u00a0provide us with a home (in all senses of the word) and draw us ever closer to Him as we experience His mercy daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1463&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Velvet Ashes offered a free online retreat for women serving overseas last weekend. \u00a0I am so grateful that God was calling\u00a0me to retreat with Him, even in the midst of all we still need to do as we prepare for our home assignment, for it was such a gift as God spoke to me in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3977],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal-reflection"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&quot;In you the orphan finds mercy&quot; 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