I am sitting in the international terminal at Atlanta, my plane is at the gate, and this song is hitting me like a ton of bricks, but it’s also encouraging me at the same time.
A big part of me wants to stay here in the States, where it’s safe with my family and friends. I’m comfortable here. I could totally sit here in this life I’ve built waiting for God’s goodness and hoping to feel His presence. I could easily hold on to the person I’ve become and refuse to let God tear down walls and change me from within.
But the life I’ve built is nothing compared to the LIFE God gives!
I’m encouraged because God has called me to experience Him like never before on this journey of faith. This journey will strip me of all comforts and the identity I’ve created. But God has called me to go deeper with Him. My faith will be tested and strengthened; my walls will be removed by the Mason’s hand. It will be hard and refining, but it will also be life-giving and beautiful.
I know that He is in this with me. May His mercies light the path before me.
