Okay people, time to be real: I honestly did not expect the Lord to work on my heart so much in this first month. I thought Australia would be kind of a freebie month because it’s nice and clean, we can drink out of the faucet, and everyone speaks my language.
I was wrong.
When the Lord wants to teach me something, He’s going to do it. External factors bear no weight in the matter. Being in a tropical paradise and surrounded by people with cool accents doesn’t mean God isn’t going to try to wreck me (and I mean that in the best way possible).
One of the greatest struggles I have had in the last several weeks has been on my identity. I’ve gone from having 200+ students to now having 0, no one is calling me Coach, and I’m honestly not really holding any leadership roles at the moment. This has all brought me to a place of wondering: who am I?
A few days ago, just as I was starting to really question my purpose, the Lord brought me to Romans 8:14-17. In this passage I find my full and complete identity: I am a child of God. Wham bam. That’s all I need to know.
I miss my career so much. I miss my schedule, my routine, my school, my students, my volleyball players. I literally walked away from my dream job. I’m at complete peace with it, but it’s a pill that I’m still attempting to swallow—it’s quite large. Through the last few days though, I’ve been reminded that my title at work, even the day to day activities that I engage in, are not my identity. My identity is in Christ alone. The Lord is my Father, and I am His daughter. That is more than enough!!
His Word is living and active! I’m so thankful for the truths we find in Scripture.
It’s been another great week of ministry here in Australia. I will update you all very soon on what’s been happening. God is so good.
