Hello again! I have made it to Georgia and am getting settled into the swing of things and I’m LOVING it! I’ve already been able to see the Lord move in me in incredible ways in just 10 days!
That being said, these past 10 days, and probably a little longer than that, have been really hard. I didn’t expect leaving home and my family and friends to be as hard as it was. I obviously knew it was going to be sad, but I didn’t realize the extent of how difficult. The last few days at home had me asking myself “Can I really do this? What am I doing, why am I leaving?” And I came to the conclusion that no, I could not do it. I wasn’t strong enough to pick up and leave my life for 9 months. But HE is. And so as I went about my goodbyes, the only thing I could pray was “Lord, be my strength, because I don’t have enough to do it alone.”
And so on September 2, I went to the airport and said the last of my goodbyes. When I got to my gate, waiting to board, I pulled out my phone and opened up the Bible app, and this was the verse that came up.
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.” Ephesians 6:10
Wow. If that’s not God giving me a reminder, I don’t know what is. And as time went on, I found that being my prayer in more than that one way. On Sunday we had our fitness hike, which was 2 miles that we had to complete in 38 minutes with our 40-50 pound packs on. Let me tell you. That was rough. Seriously, one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. As I headed up the death hill, ALL I could do was call upon Jesus’ name, to give me the strength I needed to make it up. Psalm 94:18 says “When I thought ‘My foot slips,’ your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.” That is a perfect description of that moment. The Lord held me up and placed one foot in front of the other, getting me across that finish line in under 38 minutes! And it is that same strength and might that will carry me through these 9 months, as well as the rest of my life.
As I go on, I know that my prayer will continue to be one begging for Him to strengthen me. And I am honored that I get to be someone that gets to experience His strength in me, and I cannot wait to see how that continues to play out over these 9 months!
I love and miss you all so so much! Thanks for popping in!
