Stepping into something unknown isn’t always easy. Making a big change in your life can often be uncomfortable. Walking through a season of transition can sometimes be painful. It’s often full of questions that long to be answered and emotions that need to be processed.
However, at the same time, it can also bring about an abundance of opportunity for you to walk in closer intimacy with the Lord. For you to depend upon on Him in new ways. For you to surrender your desire to be in control and let Him surprise you with the mystery of what’s next and of what’s to come. I’ve been able to experience some of the greatest blessings and opportunities in stepping outside my comfort zone and pressing into His guidance and direction.
When I decided to move out to Colorado Springs after I graduated college, there were so many unknowns. I knew absolutely nobody here. I had never even been to this city before deciding to make it my new home. I left behind everything and everyone I love back in Texas. I had no idea what doors God would open or close for me. All I really knew, was that this was the place He was leading me to and I wanted to be obedient to that.
Looking back on these past 14 months of living in Colorado, I am even more confident now, that this is exactly where He wanted me for this season in my life. I’ve been tested and I’ve been stretched. I’ve gained new perspectives. I’ve experienced tremendous joy. I’ve walked through grief and found comfort in His presence like i’ve never before. I’ve seen the Holy Spirit move throughout this city and in the people i’ve encountered here. I’ve been loved deeply by both my church and my work family. I’ve experienced freedom in areas of my life, that I didn’t know the enemy was still holding me captive in. I’ve felt seen and embraced in ways I haven’t ever before.
I finally feel settled in and comfortable here. But as much as I would love to stay, I know wholeheartedly that God is once again moving me in a different direction and is unfolding another new chapter in my story.
People have been asking me all kinds of questions about The World Race. They’ve been asking me what I think the Lord is going to teach me through it, where exactly i’m going to be in each of the countries i’ll be serving in, what my days are going to look like in each of those places, where I think i’ll end up when I get back from being overseas for 11 months, etc…
In all honestly, there are so many unknowns about this whole thing. But what I do know is that this is what He’s led me to for this next season of my life. I know He didn’t create me to live a life of comfort. I know He deeply desires for me to trust Him so openly with my life, that I would leave what is comfortable and known to me, to step into whatever He is calling me to next, no matter how far outside my comfort zone it is. No matter how big or overwhelming it may seem.
I’m so grateful to be on this adventure with Him and I am so ready to step into so many more unknowns! Here’s to continuing to learn what it fully looks like to TRUST in His plans, His guidance, and His sovereignty over my life.
Less than a week until I move out of Colorado… Less than a month until World Race Training Camp… And less than 4 months until my squad and I head to Indonesia!!
Clinging on to this today & everyday – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your path straight – Proverbs 3:5-6”
So many exciting things ahead. So much change. So many questions. So much gratefulness. So many unknowns. So much trust!
