Interesting combination we have… one guy, 5 girls and a baby.
  Not exactly what I envisioned for the Discipleship Team. 
 We're also heading to Swaziland, Africa. 
 Not exactly the destination I had in mind.
  There are dozens more things I had in my head that either haven’t materialized, or they have materialized in a way that would only appear normal to the moderately hallucinatory individual. 
 

As you read through the previous paragraph, you can see that “I” am not in control of this vision. 
Took me a while to come to this realization.
  Why?
  Well, I took the vision God gave me, and, much like the fancy customized cars we see cruising the highways today, I simply added a few aftermarket parts to it so it would look just like I wanted it to look. 
I wanted people to know it was mine, one of a kind; it had to raised a little here, lowered a bit there, supercharged, repainted, and, just to make sure everyone knew it was mine, I put a personalized tag on it. 
 

My guess is that God laughed really hard when He saw it fully customized.
  In fact, He was probably rolling down the golden streets of Heaven when it arrived as a gift from me back to Him. 
Yes, I told myself I was pleasing God by receiving His vision as a gift, personalizing it to my specifications, rewrapping it in fancy paper, putting a big bow on it, and giving it back to Him. 
 

God is so good. 
He simply stripped it down and gave it back to me. 
Now I am just letting Him add the modifications.
  Reality is, He already knows what the final thing looks like. 
 He loves me so much He’s letting me ride around in it while He just makes it better and better. 
More people are hopping in too.
  Some just want to take a spin around the block. 
That’s cool. 
We love showing off God’s ride. 
 

But back to the thing about the one guy, 5 girls and a baby in Swaziland. 
 It is not what I envisioned… it is more than I could have ever envisioned. 
 God gave me a huge family with whom I share my meals and my life with. 
 He is also sending me on a great adventure across the sea… I love adventure. 
God is so good. 
Thank you Lord for allowing me to come along for the ride!