It’s taken me this long to come up with a blog to explain my time in India. I was at Sarah’s Covenant Homes (SCH), an orphanage for children with disabilities. I had been dreaming of going there since I first heard about it nearly two years ago. Kids are my jam. And disabilities are part of my job, so it sounded exactly like what God was calling me to do.
But, SOUNDED isn’t what God is looking for. He isn’t a God of confusion, so unless He tells you that is the right path, He will make it known what He wants from you. You just have to be willing to listen. Which I wasn’t.
So when I decided to go on the world race, I based what route I chose completely off of what route had India on the list. I was sure that since God had been calling me to SCH for so long, He would open the doors for me to go. And guess what? HE DID. Last month, I had the amazing opportunity to go to SCH to fulfill what I thought was God’s calling on my life.
I imagined myself going to SCH, falling in love, going back to become a foster mom to 10 or so little nuggets and I’m sure, inevitably wanting to adopt them all.
But, throughout my month at SCH God had a lot to show me. He showed me that I had been completely ignoring Him. I had been writing my own story, but saying He was the author.
Now, I am a planner by nature. It’s just who I am. But that month I had to learn to put down the pen so I could hear what He was actually saying to me. And let me tell ya, it was a hard lesson to learn.
But because of it, I am learning to grow in intimacy with the Father. In the Circle Maker, Mark Batterson says, “He allows our small plans to fail so that his big dream for us can prevail.” He is constantly showing me that I can trust in Him to write me a perfect story. He doesn’t need me to edit it. He just wants me to play my part. And for right now, that looks like the world race. But I can’t wait to share with you all what the next chapter in my story looks like! It’s going to be epic!
