Marie, I feel the Lord is telling me to pass along some information so that you can determine His will regarding your decision to move. Fast and pray. I have had a similar decision facing me for several months now, and when things apparently kept getting blocked, I finally in desperation asked the Lord what He was trying to show me by all this. I asked Him if He wanted me to fast and pray, in order to seek and know His will, and since it was already afternoon and I had eaten breakfast, I told Him I would fast the next day which was Sunday.
   I went to read my email and there was a letter from a friend with instructions for him from the Lord through a third person, telling him to fast and pray for three days, fruits and juices and one meal daily without meat, so he would know the Lord's will for his family and the "little ones", and gave the scripture reference Ezra 8:21-23. I knew that this message was also confirming to me that I was to fast and pray in order to know His will regarding His plans for my family and the "little ones".
    The Bible says a matter shall be confirmed by two or more witnesses. Well, I have had about 12 confirmations since I fasted those three days, and they have been astounding. One word came from a Jewish Christian sister in South Africa who does not even know me, but told me very specific details about my current situation. Some of the confirmations came from posts here at Five Doves. One post in particular was a letter from Jerry Golden, and his words confirmed to me what I knew the Lord was telling me:
 
    "God has never asked me to move forward until I understood where we were at, at that given time, I know that sounds strange but it is true.  God always moves you from a known to an unknown, never the other way around.  And His plan only becomes clear to you as you move towards Him in faith.  God does nothing apart from faith."
 
     I knew what the next step was for me to take, and we are in the process of obeying that direction right now. When we have completed that step I KNOW that the Lord will show us the next step to take. If the Lord were to reveal His entire plan to us in one step, how many of us would believe and obey? How many would be completely overwhelmed and fearful? It is only through stepping out in faith and obedience that we are able to move on to the next step. Faith requires us to take action. After all, if Peter had remained seated in the boat he would never have walked on the water.