The Blog of Mark (SoftCoder) and Vickie Vejvoda

Hebrews 11:10  For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

As I read this passage I think of a man who was so wrapped up in finding and doing God’s Will that nothing else mattered to him. This past Friday we sold our home on Jensen Road. All final conditions have been met and we officially start to pack. This story started a year ago, just before the great economic crisis of 2008 began. Vickie and I quite content with our home and family caught a glimpse of something that began a year long journey. Our desire was multi-faceted but mostly surrounding the spiritual well being of our family. Desiring to be a family that “lives life” together and grows in Christ together we saw an opportunity to move from the beautiful gift God gave us on Jensen Road to an even better life.

A life without debt, without bondage to the traditional world system of work->money->time all sucking the very life force from you while at the same time preparing to ensnare your children one day in the same. A simplified life where you are free to carry out God’s will should he ask you to participate in His eternal purposes in this life. A life where children and parents don’t just wave to each other first thing in the morning and last thing at night before bed. Life as God intended it to be:

Deuteronomy 28:13  And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

Read this in its context!

We set out last September to sell the house and a little over a year later it will be completed. We plan to purchase something within our means (without going into debt) and living content and seeking God’s perfect plan in all that we do. By staying out of debt we are free to make decisions that otherwise we could not make. While some work is still required to provide the bread, that is a far cry from the life long tragedy that often claims the best of our years away from our families. This is a risky path, there is no question. This is a strange path in comparison to the common path taken, there is no question.

Matthew 6:31-33  Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

This verse and many others consist of Jesus telling his children that life is much more than a career or getting ahead or planning retirement. Paul had no RSP’s, Peter barely knew his ABC’s and Timothy’s age proved that living for eternity was available from your youth. Think of Christ’s words to Peter:

John 21:15  So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

He wasn’t talking about physical bread! He was talking about life! Eternity!

This next chapter in life for us shall be a glorious one. While difficulties are sure to lay ahead:

John 16:33  These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Pray for us.