Waiting For a Sign

                "God, I'm waiting for a sign!  God, what's the plan?  God, what's next?"  Have you ever found yourself asking God these questions?  Lately I have been asking these questions to the Lord on almost a daily basis.  God is able to speak to us in many different ways.  Sometimes He will speak through a particular verse in the Bible, or in quiet times of prayer.  Other times it's through worship, in singing praises or playing an instrument.  Many times I hear Him through a pastor or teacher as they preach.  I have also had God speak to me through dear friends that have come along side of me to talk or pray.  Most of the time I wish God would just write it on a sign for me to read and have everything all written out.  Wouldn't that be nice?  Then we wouldn't have to read between the lines what we think He is trying to tell us.  We wouldn't have to second guess decisions that we have made.  We wouldn't have to wonder if we are going down the right path.  

                   This is how I am feeling about God and my life right now.  I feel certain that God called us to move to India for Kris to work as a chiropractor.  I feel certain that I was supposed to have my second child in India.  I feel certain that right now I am called to be a stay at home mom to two wonderful munchkins, discipling them to follow Jesus.  But what I am feeling uncertain about is God's timing.  There are many questions that I keep asking myself and God on almost a daily basis…  "How long does God want us to stay here?...If we move back to America, where will we live?...If we stay here, how will we afford to live in India for another year?...What is your will oh God????"  Plus I'm a planner, so I hate not knowing the plan!! (Hint hint God; tell me the plan...please??)   

                     Unfortunately I don't think that God is going to write out the answer for me on some big sign.  He loves it when we draw near to him so that he can draw near to us.  He enjoys our company when we ask, seek, knock, and ask and seek and knock some more.  We tend to do this more when we feel uncertain about the life around us.  Ultimately I know that God's plan for my life is perfect.  Knowing how to follow that plan is easier said than done.  

                    Please pray for us as we are seeking God's will for our future.  We hope to make a decision rather soon about how long God wants us to remain here.  We know for sure that we will remain here until at least October (that is when our visas run out).  Beyond that we are uncertain.  We are thankful to all of you who are already praying for us on a consistent basis.  We would enjoy hearing any scriptures or words of encouragement that you may have for us in the weeks and months to come as we make important decisions regarding our future.  

I will leave you with some other signs (not ones from God) that we have seen here in India and have made us laugh.  I hope that it will bring a smile to your face too :)  Enjoy!!

This sign was in Mysore at the palace.  Foreigners usually pay at least twice as much almost anywhere there is a tourist attraction.  

This sign is in another language, but the pictures are hilarious.  We saw this one at the Mysore Zoo.  It's basically saying don't go in the cages or you will be eaten/mauled by the animal and possibly bleed to death and then taken away by the police.  Ok, I guess I won't try and get in the cage with the Bison.  

This sign was also at the zoo and written in another language.  I think it's saying that you shouldn't feed the monkeys human food because they might get fat and then deflate?  Or the bottom left picture looks like he is trying to poop?  I don't know...

You see this sign all over Bangalore on almost any fence.  You see men urinating almost anywhere in the city.  There was even a commercial on TV that said you shouldn't litter or urinate on the side of the road because that looks bad to tourists.  It was a pretty funny commercial, because there is garbage everywhere and you always see men urinating on the side of the road.  

This sign says to park vehicles orderly.  In America you wouldn't have to post a sign like this because people almost always park orderly…mostly due to our large parking lots everywhere. Here in India, it's always a good reminder.  People will park anywhere they want and in any direction they want.  Plus parking is always a problem due to lack of  space.  

This is my last sign from the zoo.  I don't really know what it means…so I will leave it's interpretation up to your imagination :)

We just thought that the lady and the man on this sign looked kind of weird.  Plus we don't really know what the flames underneath of them are for??

This is a stop sign near our apartment.  MC hammer all the way!!

This sign says "Chicken stop"  "Succulent things, juicy breasts and great legs."  I don't think I need to elaborate any further.

You see this sign all over the city.  Nobody follows traffic rules.  Period.

You also see this sign all over the city.  Nobody follows lane discipline.   I wish I had a good picture to show the crazy traffic here.  They say if you can drive in Bangalore, you can drive anywhere in the world!