Which Way Lord?

But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26


We had moved into our new home a good distance away from our church. We knew it was time to find a new one that was closer. We thought this would benefit our boys with making friends at school that they would also know from church. So we began the lonely journey of attending different churches in our area. We quickly realized that we were not in agreement and very much divided in our opinions and desires. We did not want to make the decision based on the friends we had in each of the churches we visited. We knew God had a specific place for us. Weeks turned into months while we looked for our Church. Jef and I would often talk about the teachings we heard through the radio ministries. For over 10 years we had listened to Pastor Jack Hayford, from the Church On The Way, in California . We love Jack’s heart and trusted the Lord in him. We do see him as one of our Pastors.

In my frustration one morning as I prayed to the Lord for guidance, I remember saying, “Lord, if Jack Hayford would tell us which church in the area he’d recommend, we would go without questioning it at all. Jef and I would be in agreement. The drive would not matter, we’d trust You in him to guide us.”

A month or two later I got a phone call from my Dad, who also works in the ministry, and was working a Pastor’s conference out of town. He says, “Marie, I know that you and Jef love Pastor Jack Hayford and I’ve gotten to meet him at the conference. I will be spending some time with him this evening, is there anything you want me to ask him for you? “I did not know what to say but managed to tell my Dad to ask him about a church in the Dallas/Fort Worth area that he would recommend for us to go to. Dad said he would ask him and try to call me later that evening . Jef and I were so excited that we both waited anxiously for Dad’s phone call. When the phone rang I quickly picked up the phone and Dad says “Hold on, here he is”. Pastor Jack gets on the phone and says “Hi Maty, it’s a pleasure to speak with you, is your husband also there? Is he able to pick up the other line? Jef quickly picked up the phone and then he says, Are you both there? We said “yes we are”. He began to tell us about Pastor Robert Morris from Gateway Church and how much he loved him and how he recommends this church for us, but not sure where we live. He prayed for us and blessed us and then my Dad got back on the phone. “Okay Jef and Marie, I love you guys and will talk to you later”.

We were speechless. Pastor Jack had no idea we had been attending Gateway as one of our possible churches to join and much less, that it was 10 minutes from our house. The Lord quickly showed me that “Nothing is impossible for Him”. We felt such a kiss from our heavenly Father .

We joined the church that following Sunday with not only peace and joy but with a testimony of His goodness.

Isaiah 30:21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “ This is the way, walk in it," Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.



Lord we praise You for the all knowing, all powerful God that You are. We believe that You care about the details of our lives and that there is a specific purpose to each step that we take. We thank You for the good plans You have for us and for pointing us in the right Way. In Jesus name, Amen!