I can’t help but marvel at this. I am sitting writing lesson plans for our upcoming “T is for Thailand” unit next week in Pre-K. We are already on week three of the school year, my SECOND year at this school! As I was working on lesson plans I was sifting through hundreds of pictures from my time in Thailand on the Race, deciding what parts of this amazing culture I want to share with our students. (I am so thankful to be able to share my experiences overseas with my students and instill in them a love for the world and adventure!) All the while, I am sipping coffee from a mug that was given to me during my time as a case manager in the mental health field.
This picture perfectly sums up my life. I have seen and done so many things.. experiences that don’t seem to make sense when lined up side by side. Yet somehow they all seamlessly flow in my life. I can’t help but think about my Pastor’s message last Sunday for the second message of our Keys series (I HIGHLY recommend this message, and other messages by Pastor Tavner!). We are learning about the different “keys” we need to walk in in order to live our fullest lives and fulfill the dreams the Lord has placed in our hearts. This past week, He spoke of the common thread that should tie our life and experiences together, even when they don’t make sense: the thread (and Key) of Obedience. Every major experience in my life has come out of a step of Obedience to the Lord’s guidance. And while they don’t always make “big picture sense” in the moment, they continue to make sense little by little as I go.
Maybe one day I will walk into a “career” that will be my end goal. Maybe then everything will be crystal clear and all of these seemingly unrelated events and experiences will make perfect sense. Maybe I won’t ever have that experience. Maybe I will spend the rest of my life on assignment, following the Lord’s guidance from place to place and allowing him to use me. In any case, I know I won’t get very far if I try to figure this life out on my own. So I will continue to live day to day, month to month, year to year, listening intently for the Lord. And in moments like these, when experiences line up in perfect harmony for a few breaths, I will smile and remember that the Lord is still working and the best is yet to come!
