“For I know the plans I have for you…” Jeremiah 29:11
I’m going to miss this.
and this…
I’m going to miss them…
oh, and these guys…(and many many more)
and words can’t really express how much I’ll miss my family….
I’ve cried more already then I’d like to admit. I’m leaving soon, for a full year. I won’t be seeing these people. I’m slowly embracing the fact that I will be missing wedding bells and babies. Family moving on, life going……and I won’t be here for it.
and it’s hard.
everyone is moving. continuing with life.
and on top of embracing this, I can barely figure out what’s going on in my head. For starters, I’m completely overwhelmed by the amount in love, finances, and encouragement people have given me. I feel helpless in expressing the amount of gratitude bubbling in my heart. I’m worried that I won’t be an effective leader. There’s that inclination that I forgot to pack something valuable. And then, however much I’m aware of it, the fact that I will be completely uncomfortable this next year keeps popping into my head. My stomach is slowly anticipating eating who knows where from who knows where…the list goes on.
And yet, when I stop and think about it, while I won’t be here,
I’ll be ‘moving’ too.
I was reminded in my devo today of something earlier today when reading about the Israelites. It’s crazy when you actually think about what they did. God’s presence came in the form of a cloud, and when they traveled to the Promised Land, they went where it went. When it moved, they did, if it stayed, so did they. They were led.
“At the LORD’s command the Israelites set out, and at his command they encamped. As long as the cloud stayed over the tabernacle, they remained in camp.” {Num. 9:18}
This next adventure in my life is beyond nerve wreaking—and while I can’t quite figure it out..
I do know,
“That while God is everywhere we are, and He is everything, sometimes He moves—and wants us to follow.” -Holley Gerth
This whole adventure, -its been about watching God move my heart and then taking a step forward and following,
with hope.
with courage.
and with love.
So here’s to moving.
Here’s to going with obedience and not knowing what to expect. Here’s to being tongue tied with often worries and sadness. Here’s to knowing I will miss some people more than words can express. Here’s to trusting God and getting excited. And here’s to hearing that sweet whisper saying..
“Just go, and be who I made you.”
Life will be here when you get back, because I’m moving in their lives too. But this is where I’ve called you. I’m moving. No promises, except the fact that I will be there. You have joy in me. You have consistency in my character. I will never forsake you. I will give you treasures of darkness and the hidden wealth of secret places. For I call you, Cori Ward, I call you by name.
Isaiah 45:2-3.
