30+ hours of traveling, to a full week of wonderful and exhausting ministry, to an awesome weekend of adventure. This life that God has called me to is truly difficult, sweaty, beautiful, stressful, full of laughter, challenging, life changing and so so incredible. My dream had always been to travel. Then God put missions on my heart. And I never really thought that I’d actually be here living it out. I honestly still can’t comprehend that I’m on the other side of the world, teaching students how to speak English, eating amazing food, sharing the love of Jesus, and completely changing every aspect of my life.
I feel as though this trip is helping me better myself as a person in every way. Learning how to always find joy in everything, how to balance carbs and working out so I don’t come back home obese, filling myself with the spirit every day, learning how to seek adventure, how to write and tell stories to reach people, how to sleep in a big community and being understanding that I need to wear clothes, how to deal with a dog that tries to attack you while riding a bicycle, learning how to deal with language barriers and knowing that I can show the love of Christ by smiling and just caring about the person. All of these things will continue to be my life for nine months. And I am totally okay with that. Because I rather grow in hard situations, be changed, and learn more about myself, the world around me, and the God I serve than be comfortable. Life isn’t meant for sitting still. Life is meant to be lived and lived well. To go adventure, to read books, to eat good food, to write, to hike, to travel, to make relationships, to share love, to breathe the air around us and know that the air we breathe is something that is giving us this life, and know that the one that provides that for us is the God that has created us to live our lives to the fullest, to live in discomfort, to live for growth.
A seed cannot grow without light. It may be comfortable in the dark but it will not become what it’s meant to be without a light to guide it. Strive to be who you are meant to be, be changed, and know that their is a Father with His arms open wide waiting for you to come to Him. He will be your light in the darkness. He will grow you into what you’re meant to be.
