Soooo in Romania we stayed in a place called Viile Tecii which was a gypsy village. It was a very small village and as you can tell from my earlier blog it was a tough month for me in a lot of ways. I felt frustrated, upset, and confused for the good first part of the month. My only refuge was this mountain that was behind one of our contact’s houses. I climbed it multiple mornings and I felt so close to God up there…all was well with the world as I would watch the sun come up over the mountains and burn away the fog that was covering the village.
So one morning I was up there…praying for God to show me more and to reveal answers to my questions. As I was lying on the grass looking up in the sky God just filled my heart with a joy I’ve never experienced. As awkward as this is for me to type it felt like I was resting on God’s chest just marveling at who He is and how much He loves me. Something was telling me to get up and walk so I did. I started walking and would think “this is stupid” and as I would start to turn back I kept hearing “keep walking…I’m here, come find me” so I would walk further and further into taller grass not knowing where to go.
As I trudged along I felt God saying “Look up” and as I looked up I realized I was in the middle of this beautiful field on the side of this mountain overlooking both sides of the village and the lake. I could hear all of the bugs in the field chirping and the wind moving through the grass over the music in my Ipod. I just wanted to sing and dance and literally felt like God was just staring at me and filling me with a love and joy like I’ve never experienced. I never knew what it truly meant to love God and be IN love with God until that day. It was the best first date ever and changed my life forever…
