It’s hard to believe that our month in Romania is coming to a close. It’s been amazing getting to live with the whole squad and spend time with each other.
The reality that I am going to be away from my home until June has set in. I’m not home sick and I am as excited now as I was at launch, but I’m starting to understand just how much is ahead of our squad.
One thing I struggled with when thinking about being away from home for so long is how much is going to change before I get back. What if I struggle adjusting back to life in the states? What if I can’t talk to my squad mates as much once we return? What if my friends don’t understand me after this experience? What if my friends aren’t there? All of these questions went through my mind over and over again.
I shared the struggle I was having with these thoughts with a special friend of mine, Maddie Goodwin, and she gave me the best advice: Turn your what ifs into even ifs. There was an immediate shift in my thinking. Even if I struggle adjusting back to life in the states, even if I can’t talk to my squad mates as much once we return, even if my friends don’t understand me after this experience, even if my friends aren’t there, my God is a good God and He is a faithful God.
Joshua 21:45 says, “Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.” which leads me to Hebrews 13:5: “Be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave nor forsake you.’” God’s promises have never failed and they never will.
God promises to never leave me nor forsake me. So even if the world around me changes or falls; It is well with my soul.
