I Didn’t Know It But God Did. He knew the exact plan for my life.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, They are good plans and not plans that ill hurt you, to give you a hope and a future, (12) Those days when you pray I will listen (13) When you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me (14) I will be found by you, says the Lord. I will gather you out of your captivity and restore your fortunes, I will gather you out of the natives where I sent you and I will bring you home again to your own land. (NKJV)
Those words resonate with me more today than they ever have. They have a completely new meaning for me today. This is how His Word is, it’s always alive and well. It is living in me.
I have always loved my family heritage. My grandma always chuckled at the fact she truly knew more about her husband’s family and history than her own. She knew an awful lot about her family history and she would always take the time to make sure that we knew it as well. As a young girl, I was so fortunate to know many of my grandpa’s sisters and brothers. It seemed they were such a big part of our lives. Just as my grandma’s siblings were too. To this day, it gives me so much knowledge of my heritage and the solid foundation on which it was built. My oldest aunt was also intrigued by it and long before there was Ancestry.com or many websites on the computer, she began studying and finding our genealogy the Morman Church. She was able to go back to Ireland where the Grandfather came over to America in the early 1600’s. From there the Millicans went into Pennsylvania. From there they traveled to Tennessee and stayed a brief while, the next journey led them into Bosque County, Texas. This is where both my Great Great Grandparents lived and knew each other. It was in the early 1800s at this point and my Great grandparents moved to Oklahoma where my grandpa Ira Irvin Millican was born in Cherokee County. When he was a young adult they moved to Colorado where my dad and I were born. I am sharing all this with you because it is a part of this story and journey.
When we are on God’s journey, there are many layers to it. Just as in His Hebrew language, the spiritual numbers, angels, and Heaven or eternal Home. God had been revealing to me in previous months about The Blessings. Blessings that were given to Father Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. This blessing was given to the father of the land and it goes on for 1000 generations. If we are Believers and covered under the covenant, we are grafted into this blessing as God’s chosen children were. (Ephesians 3:6) I began receiving every blessing that God gave us. When someone said it or posted it, I received it with Amen. It had first begun with the blessing of the land of milk and honey, so I claimed this blessing over myself and over my family and generations to come.
Remembering my family heritage is a great love of mine and I am so honored to know a lot about it from my dad and my grandma. My Great Great Grandfathers were preachers in the day. I can remember stories my grandma would tell of how my GG grandpa would carry his bible underneath his arm everywhere he went. He was always spreading the Word and the love of Christ. The Millican name is still found here in Texas in many ways, not sure who or how they are related but there was a lot of heritage coming from this area. I hope one day I’ll be able to sort it all out. It’s like a big puzzle and you just need to place the pieces all together.
Before moving here to Waco, I became more familiar with the area. Waco is in McLennan County which borders right next to Bosque County, the place where my GG grandparents settled. I can tell you that once I drove down my street to my new home for the very first time, I felt so at home. It was such a profound feeling of joy, comfort, peace, and completion. God was doing a big work in my life. Knowing that my GG grandparents lived and preached in this area, is breathtaking to me. And God moved me here! God has given me such hope and a rich strong foundation. It feels so good to finally be home. When a grandfather stands and believes the Word, preaches it, lives it, and leaves the legacy for his family and generations, as Abram, Abraham did for his family and the 1000 of generations since, I feel it should be held with high esteem, honor and acceptance. This is what I want for myself and my family. No matter how messed up it has been, It’s time for New Beginnings and that’s exactly what God did for me early this year, 2024 and I believe He will continue to do. From the day I arrived in Waco for the first time, January 5th to March 28th, 2024, God had closed old doors, removed old friends, removed me from my past, and given me a New Life. A New Beginning and I have never felt so content in all of my life. Thank You God Almighty!
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