Upcoming Aaron LaBare's blog (2014)
I want to take this opportunity to catch people up on what is going on in my life. In the beginning of this year I got the sense from God that something big was going to happen when I would turn 30 and my ministry class would be over. I was getting the sense that it could be possible that Bakersfield would no longer be my home. After living in the same place for all of my life, it would be a scary change but an exciting one as well. One night I was at GSSM, my ministry class, and we were honoring the 2 teachers that were stepping out and leaving the church they had pastored at for 17 years. They were trusting God to provide direction and provision for their lives. A friend of mine, Dedre, was one of the many that had something to say at the big event that night. She began to prophecy that others would be doing the same thing that the pastors of the class, Pep and Angie, were doing. They would be stepping out and trusting God to lead them into their next season of life. Shortly after she said those words I felt God tell me,
"You are one of those people."
At first I seemed to be ok with the words that God told me. Shortly after that a little fear began to set in and I thought to myself, "man I kind of hope I don't have to do what Pep and Angie are doing." I mean, I am all about adventure and following God and venturing into the unknown. But what God was telling me to do I had done a year prior and it didn't exactly pan out like I thought it would. Plus, people seemed to be confused by the decision and some were directly effected. Shortly after I turned 30, God spoke to me that it is time to enter a new season. A season where all things were going to be made new. A new season of new adventures, new memories, and provision to take me out of the financial crisis I was in. The thing was, all of this was not going to happen where I was at. It would happen when I would leave my job and begin in a direction to a destination I was unsure of but God knew. God's word was to trust Him that He would provide direction and provision. Up to that point, God had given me many confirmations on His promise of blessing and provision. Fear still gripped me at times on what God was calling me to do. Venture into the unknown. Completely trust God in everything. But like Abraham, I have been promised land and prosperity. I just haven't been given the coordinates yet.
So, I have stepped out and I am trusting God to come through. Since July 31st I have been jobless. I wait on the promises that God has given me. I am trusting that God will provide direction and provision. I will be leaving Bakersfield by September 13th and living in a new city and experiencing a new season. I hold onto the promises of God like Jeremiah 29:11. I am both excited and anxious for the future. I don't have a lot of answers right now. But I have the most important factor of the equation for a time like this, Jesus! The one who owns everything in Heaven and on Earth and He has given it to me. I am going to miss my Garden community and my friends and family when I leave but I am excited and hopeful for the future. I eagerly await the next adventure!!!!
Aaron
