So I’m back y’all! The last 8 months has been a whirlwind or ups and downs, lefts and rights. I can’t believe how much time went by.
So here are some MILESTONES I’ve accomplished in that time:
– Graduated university somehow 😉
– Finished classes for TEFL ( I can now teach English officially hehe)
– Went on a 1 week mission trip to Dominican Republic then spent another week traveling the beautiful country
– Somehow survived working all summer with 2 jobs
– Finally quit those jobs and left Atlanta
Yep. I have officially left my home. Its weird leaving a place right when you establish yourself. Everyday I question myself if this was the right decision, Should I have stayed? And worked longer. Honestly I don’t know. A lot of the decisions I make, I don’t know the answers right away. My mind told me it makes sense to stay and establish more roots. But if I stayed any longer, I was going to get stuck. And my heart didn’t feel that was right.
Atlanta is where I built long lasting friendships. I connected with people who were bright and flowing with positivity. People that I will never forget. I thank God for putting them in my life. But even with these amazing people around me, I knew in my heart I had to leave.
In a city, its easy to forget the love God gives. Everything moves fast and minutes become days. Sometimes you want everything to just stop and give you a breathe of peace. And then you go to church on Sunday to find that momentary peace. But only the find out that sometimes the Word lasts in your heart till Monday and your back on the cycle of catching up with times with millions of things to do. I would get distracted too easily.
I had to get out of that cycle.
I had to end it in order find balance. I was still unsure of what I wanted to do with my life and I didn’t want to start a new cycle with a new lease in August. So I left. I needed to take myself out of the place of distractions to reconnect my soul to God.
Unfortunately, I didn’t make the quota for the World Race to leave this August. But I knew I wasn’t ready. God will provide at the time that is right. Currently I am registered for a January 2018 route (which I will be fundraising for) and if I raise the $5000 needed for camp, I will go. If not, then I will try for the next launch date. I will keep working on myself spiritually till God opens the path for me.
God put the World Race in my heart last year to get me signed up. And I needed a push to start the process. A realization that I will GO. No more “I might”, “maybe”, and/or, “one day”. God is preparing me and I have to trust in Him everyday (which can be hard to remember).
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland” (Isaiah 43:18-19)
