I can’t believe it has already been a month since leaving home to start this crazy thing!
One month in a different country. One month living in the uncomfortable.
There have been many things to get used to this month. From being surrounded by few people who speak your language, eating unusual food, living with 6 other people you are just getting to know, and being a few thousand miles from home are just a few of things that have pushed me out of my comfort zone. But when you are living life in the uncomfortable, you start to notice the smallest, maybe even insignificant looking, moments where the Lord gives you comfort. I have laughed sometimes at the little ways Jesus has given me comfort this month. Like in my iced coffee! Iced coffee is one of most favorite things (anyone in my family or my Galleria gals can attest to this), and it was something I thought I would be without for pretty much the whole race. But then in our first country, they have iced coffee!!
I know it might be silly and iced coffee may seem unimportant, but to me it has been a sweet way to see Jesus providing. A way of seeing that when I am willing to walk out of my comfort zone and into a place where I don’t know where I am going, Jesus will be my comfort.
Another way I saw comfort was when we got invited one night by a girl in our English class to go play volleyball. It was SO FUN. Just to have a night that felt like something I would do with friends back home. A pick up game of volleyball with people who were such a joy to be around. Most of them didn’t speak much English, but it didn’t matter, we all had blast! My team also just happened to be undefeated for the night 😉
Sometimes Jesus asks you to follow Him into some pretty uncomfortable situations, and sometimes it’s really hard to seek comfort in Him. But through it all, God is a god of comfort. He wants you to walk in uncomfortable situations so that you rely on Him and Him alone for your comfort. And when you do, you see Him in new ways. Sometimes in really big ways, and sometimes in the smallest of ways like a cup of iced coffee or a volleyball game.
Thank you Jesus for being my comfort in the uncomfortable.
