Exposed
Exposed- "susceptible to attack; vulnerable." No one likes feeling vulnerable, but my strength is in Christ. Regardless of how weak and uncomfortable some situations may make me feel, I persevere in Christ.
"When Jesus saw the crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. Then a teacher of the law came to Him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." Another disciple said to Him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." (NIV, Matthew 8:18-22)
The cost of following Christ is hard and leaves you vulnerable to your life being scrutinized and the feeling, if not actually being a pariah.
When we discovered that God was calling us to Indianapolis, Indiana we were excited at the new door He had opened for us. Soon the world or "reality" tries to remind you of the responsibilities you have and that following Christ is not an acceptable or lucrative way to handle those responsibilities.
However big the struggle and determination some people may have to deter us from following God WHEREVER He leads our family; We, the McCalls, have faith. We have faith in Him providing if this is where we are meant to be. We have faith in Him opening hardened hearts for us to be able to witness to unbelievers. We have faith in Him to replace our fear of the unknown with peace in His purpose.
We are faithful.
Please pray for our family in this time of transition and if you feel led to monetarily assist our faithful journey to Indianapolis, please check out the link below. We are a proud family that does not like to ask for assistance, but God has been working in our lives to humble and show us that we are not in control. We need to be more exposed in our lives so that we can be more faithful in the lives we live following Christ.
If you feel led to assist us or have any questions or concerns in giving, please click the link above to have your questions answered. If you do feel led to assist, please type "McCalls" in the memo line in giving and order for your contribution to be designated to our family. We greatly appreciate the prayers and love that so many have shown us in North Carolina and Florida, and we would be forever grateful to be able to build relationships with the great people of Indianapolis, Indiana.