Friday, November 17, 2017

That One Song...

Do you ever have a song or a phrase that gets stuck in your head and you can’t get it out no matter what you do? After a while you give up trying and just belt it out? And then suddenly, something clicks… A phrase or a word sparks something in your mind and it seems relevant to something going on in your life? To be honest, this happens to me quite often. (Especially when I listen to Country music or a sappy love song. I start having flashbacks of past life events that left me feeling the same way. Anyways…)

There is this one phrase in this one song that I haven’t been able to get out of my head for the past 6 months: (Not kidding!)

“I will look back and see that you are faithful, and I’ll look ahead believing you are able.”

I am in a transition stage in life. Life is full of those in-between stages and most of us hate them!
That awkward stage between elementary school and high school (I can see you cringing..), high school senior to a college freshman, a college grad entering into the “adult world”, singleness to dating, (Don’t forget about that horrible “we-go-on-dates-but-we-aren’t-dating” stage), the engagement stage (it’s like marriage without the perks), the first year of marriage (trying to figure out how this is supposed to work), the waiting period in between different jobs, moving houses (or having work done at your house. Eventually you get tired of living in a construction zone and you can’t wait to get back to normal!), and then you get to retirement phase (which is GREAT as first and then you are wondering what to do with the rest of your life.)

And of course, these are not all of them! With life full of awkward stages and transitions, how do you deal with them? Sometimes they are filled with tears of frustration and you just can’t wait to move on to a new “normal” so you can function in society again. Sometimes these stages can be the most fruitful time of your life! Mine has been a little bit of both.

I recently became a college graduate and moved back home for the summer (which turned into fall and then winter too). I am in the process of preparing to move to Vancouver, B.C. to partner with Origin Church at the University of British Colombia. I have met with hundreds of people to share about the incredible things happening there and personally inviting them to partner with me to reach the world with the Gospel.
 The whole world is at this one university seeking an education and a purpose in life, and they all are required to speak one language: English! What better way to reach the world with the Gospel, than to share with these students and send them back to their countries to share with their own people?! (Are you catching the vision and excitement?)
Needless to say, I am stoked to get there and be a part of this. However, things need to happen in order for me to get there. I am in the process of raising all of my own support so that I can live there and work with the church fulltime. It’s tough! It’s tough taking the initiative to meet with as many people as possible to share this vision and pray that God moves in their heart to join. I can’t go without them. I am also anxious to have my own space again, to function, work, cook and decorate how I want. I am ready to just be settled instead of worrying about starting over again.

What has kept me going, even though I get discouraged and discontent is claiming this truth: “I will look back and see that you are faithful, and I’ll look ahead believing you are able.” The Lord gave me this verse the last time I was in Vancouver: Ephesians 3:20 “Now to Him who is able to do more than we can think or image, according to the power at work with us.”

When we look back and remember how faithful the Lord has been to us, we can turn around and believe he will continue to be faithful, even when we are not.

In faith, I will press on because I see how the Lord has provided for me every step of the way and believe that He is able to continue His amazing provision. I am taking each step in faith, since I have no idea what will happened tomorrow. I have trust in the Almighty God and I will be thankful for His faithfulness.


As we prepare our stomachs for Thanksgiving, take some time to prepare your heart by thanking Him for His faithfulness! 

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