It’s been one long, emotionally hard, crazy week that I will never forget. To sum it up, we moved out of our home, we left the United States saying good-bye to all that we have ever known, and settled in Romania for the next month (the first of 11 countries). So maybe for some of you reading this, that wasn’t a busy week, but for us it has been a crazy one!!
As I was driving away from our home in a moving van last week, a particular song came on the radio, This is Not Where I Belong. This is a song that I have never honestly liked. But the lyrics that really hit me were:
All I know is I'm not home yet
This is not where I belong
Take this world and give me Jesus
This is not where I belong
This refrain was ringing through my head and soul as I drove away from our first place we lived together after we were married. Yes, we weren’t crazy about Bloomington, IL, but our home was a place of many memories and happy moments. My tears won’t be enough to persuade God differently, however, God is telling me that that was not my home, He has other plans for me. . . .
I know what that song means, but I have a long way to completely LIVE out that song. However today I got my first view of where God’s vision is for me in the next month, Romania. As I stood gazing at the falling sun crest over a rundown apartment building, I realize THIS is where God wants me at this time. This is how God is using me for the next month. I have no idea what month duce brings, but I know that HIS plans trump mine.
Romania isn’t my permanent home, but I will love it like it is while I’m here.
