SEPT. 5 = LAUNCH. 19 days.
I just got back from visiting a friend who has been doing a play 6 days a week, every week since may. The same thing over and over. I however, haven't been at home or without company for more than 3 days since the beginning of july. We are both leaving Sept. 1 to go to the next places in our lives.To me it feels like that is tomorrow and that I just don't have enough time at home, while to him it feels like an eternity away as the monotony of the summer is taking its tole.
Time. It can simultaneously be standing still and flying by, it all depends on your perspective.
The thing is, I can't quite figure out what my perspective is at this point.
On one hand I have so much to do here–packing, struggling through goodbyes to friends and family, and attempting to prepare myself for this 11 month adventure, which I have realized is an impossible task. Its not something I could ever be fully prepared for, regardless I would love for time to stand still.
On the other hand–I can't wait to be in Chicago, reunited with my squad and team again. After the high of training camp, I have sunk back into this world. This world i live in has once again become who I am, not just my temporary home as it is intended to be. Its comfortable, but I am not called to live comfortably. I am so ready to get out of my comfort zone and continue diving into a deeper relationship with Jesus. I would love for time to fly by as i hunger for more of my Savior.
While torn between my own perspective, I was spending time with the Lord on my plane ride home from Ohio. As I looked out the right side of the plane I witnessed one of the most glorious sunsets I have ever seen. But out my window, it was already dark and a cloud had some of the most intense, mysterious lightnight . It was then that i read:
Thankfully, God is still God.
When time seems to stop in its tracks and that you will never make it to the end.
When time is running away and you are doing all that you can to just keep up.
When times seem like you are stuck in a storm with no sign of easing.
When times look like a magnificant sunset and you can His glory at ever turn.
God is still God.
He promises– " I am the same yesterday and today and forever" Hebrews 13:8.
That means He is the same through everytime in our life. Even when I want my time to stop and hurry the heck up all at the same time, I can take refuge in all that He is. He is good. He is true. He is love. He is Lord.
Let him be the God of all time in your life.
