{"id":232,"date":"2017-12-30T13:47:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T13:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=232"},"modified":"2019-12-10T08:44:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T13:44:27","slug":"rv-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2017\/12\/30\/rv-life\/","title":{"rendered":"RV Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

“For You are my rock and my fortress; For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me.” Psalm 31:3<\/strong><\/em>
\nIf you had told me five years ago I would be living life in an RV I would never have believed you.\u00a0 Now I pray for the day when we can become full time RV’ers.
\nWhy?\u00a0 The people we meet, the places we go, the experiences we have.
\nAs I write, I’m surrounded by people from all over the continent, literally.\u00a0 There are people here from Ontario, Massachusetts, Florida, Arizona, Ohio, Indiana just to name a few.\u00a0 We’re representing Virginia.\u00a0 I’ve seen Texas and California.\u00a0 All of us here in the same spot for this moment in time.
\nI love talking to them.\u00a0 I love finding out their stories.\u00a0 A lot of the ones here are snowbirds, down for the winter.\u00a0 Others are full time RV’ers just stopping by.\u00a0 I learned about a new volunteer position, Camp Host.\u00a0 They are here to help their fellow campers enjoy their experience.\u00a0 They dole out firewood and ice.\u00a0 They give guidance on the local surroundings and they share stories of the campground.\u00a0 In exchange, they stay for free.\u00a0 What a wonderful thing to one day be able to do.
\nThis is the longest we have ever stayed in our RV.\u00a0 I was hesitant, even anxious as we started this journey.\u00a0 I prayed fervently for God’s guidance and direction.\u00a0 I asked His angels to surround us on our journey and keep us safe.\u00a0 I love when the peace that surpasses all understanding settles upon you once you give your fears to Him\u00a0 (Phillippians 4:7).
\nI feel His pleasure when I take steps of faith and get out of my comfort zone and into His arms.\u00a0 I’m honoring Him when I live life to the fullest as Jesus intended (John 10:10).
\nIt reminds of a quote by Eric Liddell,\u00a0Scottish Olympic Gold Medalist runner, rugby union international player, and Christian missionary:
\n“I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.”<\/em>
\nI feel God’s pleasure when I overcome my fears.\u00a0 When I live outside my comfort zone.\u00a0 The angst I felt at the beginning of this trip has turned into gratitude for all of the blessings I’ve received. The moments shared with my husband that build our marriage stronger.\u00a0 The sand dollar given to me by a stranger on the beach.\u00a0 The stories I’ve been told by my fellow campers I will carry with me.\u00a0 And so much more.
\nWhat fear is holding you back?\u00a0 What journey are you not taking?\u00a0 As the New Year begins, spend time with God.\u00a0 Ask Him to take you out of your comfort zone into His arms.\u00a0 See where He carries you, how He blesses you, how He grows you.
\nYou won’t be sorry!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“For You are my rock and my fortress; For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me.” Psalm 31:3 If you had told me five years ago I would be living life in an RV I would never have believed you.\u00a0 Now I pray for the day when we can become full time… Continue reading RV Life<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1576,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions\/1576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}