January 6, 2014-Day 1
Here I go…but I know I’m not alone. The Lord is with me. He already knows the future and what awaits for me.
I am scared.
I don’t feel prepared.
I am doubtful.
But most of all……I am joyful!!!!!
I know this journey will be an adventure. I wonder at this moment what future TJ would want to tell me right now at this moment sitting in my hotel room waiting for it all to begin. Maybe she would say, “don’t eat that street meat in Peru. You will end up in the bathroom for the remainder of the day.”
Or maybe she would tell me,“Do not be afraid, because the Lord has taken care of everything. Trust me, I know cause I’m from the future.”
Or maybe she would say…”stop thinking ahead to the future and live in this moment right now.” And right as she says the word now she would disappear, because she is dramatic like that, leaving me to ponder those last words of guidance.
Future me is right, even though she doesn’t exist. (Well I guess she exists in the future. Hopefully I exist in the future. Just messin with y’all.) I do need to quit looking towards the future and appreciate this moment as I sit in the hotel room waiting for it all to begin.
I think Sandra Bullock says it well in Hope Floats: “Beginnings are scary and endings are usually sad, but it’s the middle that counts the most.” This beginning is scary, but I will not let that fear win, because I know the Lord has big things planned, and I want to see what’s in store. Now, I don’t want to pass the time away, but rather enjoy the moment. So, here I go! Goodbye North America! Hello Latin America!
Until the next adventure,
Teej
