I think God has a big sense of humor, that we don’t often pick up on. This week I have had things happen that could have only come from Him. One morning I woke up from a dead sleep at 3:30, wide awake. What else do you do at 3:30 in the morning when you wake up for no reason and can’t fall back asleep, you check Facebook. I realized that 3:30 AM my time here is 7:30 PM at home, it was a Wednesday night which is when my bible study back home meets. I was able to talk to them for a little bit which made me super happy. I think God knew I was missing my friends and my community at home, and chose to wake me up at an inconvenient hour for a reason. Thank you Jesus, for your timing and knowing what we need even if we don’t know what we need. Thank you for the friends you have given me back home who are on my side and support me unconditionally, no strings attached. I pray that they continue to pursue You and fall more in love with You, and the individuals you have created them to be.
A few days later something similar happened, I was sitting on my bed at camp and something stirred in me to try and facetime my mom. She’s using my computer at home while I’m on the race, so it’s a gamble when she’s on it or not. Surprise, she was on and I was able to see her for the first time instead of just talk on the phone. I got to see her and my dad, even if just for a lttle bit, I think God knew it’s what I needed at that moment. Thank you Lord for your sense of humor and for the short, yet often needed times of laughter and joy I get to share with my parents. I pray that this is a season of growth for them as well. It’s hard sometimes to let go of things, especially ones you love, when you don’t know what the road ahead looks like. Change is a scary yet exciting thing, and it’s definitely a process, and so much growth can happen in the unknown. I love them very much, but I know You love them even more.
I’ll leave you with a quote from Henry Cloud, “We change when the pain of staying the way we are is greater than the pain of moving forward.”
