“Go. Go out and see the world.” I saw this quote on Pinterest a while back (of courseI pinned it) but I never thought that one day I would really be leaving to literally go see the world. It was always just something I talked about.
It is funny how much and how little things change in the course of only a few years. how things that once were so challenging are not. Things that once drove us insane and made us utterly furious now make us laugh. Things and people we didn’t like we now hold dear.
People come into our lives each and every day. Some stay for only a season. Some stay for a lifetime. Each one bringing valuable lessons with them and taking a small piece of our hearts with them when they go.
Through all these seasons, all the pain, all the tears, all the laughter, all the confusion, all the victories, all the moments we wish we could photograph but to do so we would actually miss the moment…all the beauty, all the heartache, all the victories, all the everything…one things remains constant. The love of the Father.
This past Saturday I said “goodbye”…I mean “see you soon” to one of my most favorite places in the whole world, the Bluff of Atlanta. Yes you read that right. Some of the most dangerous streets in Atlanta have become one of my favorite places. The Lord has used them to heal parts of my heart that have broken for such a long time.
As we finished up at out fourth stop and headed to the final stop of the day. I found my self flooded with a wide range of emotions. Tears streaming down my face surrounded my people I had come to love dearly and missing ones I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to, I was overwhelmed by Jesus. His love, faithfulness, everywhere we have been and walked through, and the growth that had occurred just sort of smacked me over the head.
If you know me, even a little bit, you probably know some of the things I have been struggling through the last several years. If you know well then you know how much of a transformation The Lord has done in my heart these last 2 years in particular. This transformation has been clumsy to say the least, it has been extremely challenging at times, but it has been really beautiful.
Now I have come out the other side of it completely changed and it is all because of Jesus. As I close the door on this chapter of life and open the door to the next I have nothing but hope for what Jesus is going to do. Please pray for me as make this journey. It is not going to be an easy one by any means but I know it will be well worth it.
See you all soon…
