can’t believe my time in guatemala is over! 3 of the fastest months of my life, that were filled with so much growth. it’s almost hard for me to put into words how special this place will forever be in my heart. the goodbye was the hardest i’ve ever experienced, but the Lord is so faithful and has more places and promises for me to step into.
to guatemala;;; thank you for being a place of discovery. discovering myself and who the Lord calls me. finding and knowing my place as royalty in His kingdom. discovering vibrant beauty wherever my feet are. and discovering new things about the Lord that just make me sit in a place of awe. thank you for teaching me to sit in expectancy for the ways the Father is in the day to day. knowing He will show up. thank you for redeeming my view on friendship; giving me lifelong relationships that i get to fight for. and being a place that proved to me my life is completely under the Father’s control.
as i headed to the next chapter of this season, my heart felt so divided. my heart ached to stay in guatemala. to somehow hold onto this season forever. but it also felt so much joy in the promise of new. looking forward to ethiopia with complete peace and contentment. and man was that God. moving me on to crazy new things, but giving me a heart of remembrance for all that He had done in and around me in guatemala.
and now here i sit in ethiopia, seeing the phrase “glory to glory” so evidently. he’s here in this place. he was in the last. and he’s going to be in the next (& the next, & the next). what a promise!
to this place of new scenery,
in the short time i’ve been here you’ve taught me much about stillness and resting with the Father. you’ve given me revelation after revelation. you’ve allowed me to be disconnected (literally) from the world and see more and more of my creator. you have me in a constant state of awe. i marvel at your beauty that goes much too unappreciated. i sit under your skies and dream kingdom dreams. your pace is so slow, but shown me how fast this race has flown. you’ve given me a joy so genuine. shown me love through the sweet “hakkum”s. and fulfilled promises i’ve had since i was just a girl.
let me never see you through mundane eyes. but constantly see you through the eyes of the Father. taking in all your goodness and sweetness. filling myself with your warmth and affection. push me, mold me, change me, let me not come out the same after encountering you.
