The last couple of weeks I have walked through a path I never thought I would encounter.
My last math test, my last week of school, my last choir concert, my last time being considered a, “shiloh saint”.
My heart has been so broken.
Shiloh is home. Shiloh is stable. I wasn’t prepared to walk through the hallways one last time with my friends.
However, going through this really sad moment, Jesus reminded me of something so sweet.
That there is joy coming.
A joy that cannot even be explained.
A joy of ministry. learning peoples stories. Understanding the hearts of others.
A joy of becoming less of me, and more like Jesus.
It is now May (haha I am also May) and there are 4 months until I launch into the most challenging nine months of my life, but what is going to be the most precious. There are 2 months until I meet my squad W family.
I am so sad, and grieving from the loss of something I have been so blessed to be apart of, but just like in Romans 8:18 it says, “The pain that you have been feeling, doesn’t compare to the Joy that is coming.”
There are so many things that are going to happen on this trip that Jesus has planned and is preparing me for.
That starts with my heart, and trusting that Jesus is going to use this pain to show me the joy of my new beginnings.
Jesus is so sweet to give me something so hard to say goodbye to.
I love that Jesus gives us things that break our heart the way his does.
I am so grateful to be walking in this new journey.
I would say I am excited to prepare my heart and life for this, but that is something that I have zero control over.
That is all Jesus, and he has me in the palm of his hand.
So i encourage you, your hurt, your pain, or maybe its like the situation I am walking through where giving up something hurts, is worth it.
Jesus has more planned for you, do not give up Gods best for you, because you want to stay in the place that is comfortable.
Right now, it might feel like this is the best, and that when you give it up, there is nothing that will be better, but that is FALSE.
Jesus is stirring your heart up, Jesus is making a way and a plan so great, that you will not want to look back.
How great is it to know that Jesus is for us, and meets us where we are at and pursues us.
