Bloom where you are planted
Story time..
A few weeks ago I traveled to Hilo, Hawaii in order to celebrate the college graduation of one of my closest friends!!! I had been once before 4 years ago to visit and I remember how downright terrified I was to be on the plane, and to get off and then to make sure I went to the right gate. I was just filled with constant worry. At the time, I was not confident in God, nor was I confident in myself or my abilities to do things on my own. Frankly that is what the devil had built in me over the years. I actually got super lightheaded and sick at the airports. Now fast forward to today…
I proceeded to get dropped off at the airport, went through the terminals and did everything without ever thinking twice or worrying. The flight back was similar except I decided that I didn’t want to sit in the airport for 2 hours doing nothing. I looked up the nearest beach and walked to it. I walked for about 15 minutes and found myself at a beautiful beach without a moment of worry. God truly has brought me to a more secure place.
I don’t know how to express how grateful I was for that moment, to realize how much I had grown in the last 4 years and how comfortable I had become in my own skin. I know that I haven’t always been the most confident (in all honesty I am still not) but It’s incredible to look back and to see what God has done.
Graduation season is upon us and, the young man on the left, Dustin is the one who graduated from The University of Hawaii at Hilo. The one on the right is Miles and he just graduated from high school and Everett community college. Two huge changes are leading to different seasons for both of them, full of new challenges. I am so excited to see what God does in this boys, so close to my heart.
Remember brothers all too often we let the fear of change overpower our lives and we end up missing out on something that we could really enjoy and or really grow from because we are scared of getting hurt. Life is hard but that doesn’t have to be the focal point of everything. I don’t think the God we are learning to love wants us to be unhappy. Yes, I do believe He gives us challenges, but not to beat us down, but to build us to teach us things we may not have learned elsewhere. I know that changes will come & that we will be challenged more and more in life, but God will continue to lead us into his adventure.
SIDE NOTE: I want to thank everyone who has continuously prayed for me over the years, and supported me through all my challenges. I know that I don’t always do super well with the different transitions but I know that God has grown me and I have gotten better being calmer when change does happen, and I can’t explain the excitement/terrified feeling as I will be thrown into so much in the next few years! It’s gonna be amazing!!
FYI!!! Mark your calendars JULY 14th @ BLU BERRY Frozen Yogurt 1206 State Ave, Marysville, WA 98270 from 6-9pm ten percent of the proceeds from the evening will go towards my trip!
