In May of 1994, Lora and I made a life-changing decision to come to Washington, DC. A door of opportunity opened to direct a parachurch ministry called the Urban Bible Training Center (UBTC). The day we made the decision I went to our mail box on campus at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and found a postcard. I have no idea why we got the postcard. It was totally unrelated to anything we were coming to do. But I'll never forget what it said, "Your Future Is In Washington." What a confirmation!
I didn't know that I still had that card, but I uncovered it today in a pile of old papers. Needless to say, it'll be prominently displayed in my office as a reminder of God's call. I was feeling the weight of the launch that is three weeks away yesterday. It was one of those days you have to go to bed and wake up and start over again. But the Lord renewed my calling again as I looked at that card.
We make plans, Proverbs 16:9 says. But our steps are ordered by God.