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It’s my last night at
home.

The next morning I will embark on a long journey that will
end in South Korea. Which will be my home for a year.

I had just eaten a GIANT BACON CHEESEBURGER with French Fries
and BBQ Sauce. (The perfect classic American Meal in my opinion)
 
 

Months of preparation had culminated into this final moment.

It was time to say goodbye to my family and home.

Then, unexpectedly – TRAGEDY STRUCK.
 
 
I COULDN’T FIND A
PAIR OF MY FAVORITE SOCKS.
 
 

Before you make your judgements of how ridiculous I was
being – Hear Me Out.

These weren’t just any socks – these were the special, long
kind that cost 10 dollars a pair.

So obviously the ensuing actions I am about to describe are
completely normal and rational.
 

I halted the whole packing process and the enjoyable last
night I was having with my Brother and Mom to go on a full out search for them.

I pulled both of them into this desperate search and
frantically tore apart the whole house and all my previously meticulous
packing.

I stayed up way later then I wanted to looking for them and
even lost sleep thinking about where they might be.
 
 
By the time I embarked on my journey both my sleep and
mental state had been dramatically affected.
 
 

During this whole sequence of events I kept hearing God say:

“Let
it go Nate. Let it go”

 
 
But I didn’t want to let it go – Instead riding the wave of
emotions I was feeling at the time.

This drama I just described to you highlighted something God
had been trying to teach me in the past month:

Sometimes my emotions control me.
 
 

Anyone around me for any amount of time will see that I am a
Passionate person.

Passion is strongly tied to emotion.

And I believe this is a good quality to possess.

But ruining your last night at home
because of socks?
 
 

And this isn’t an isolated incident.

A couple weeks earlier I had left a few hours later then I
wanted to on a trip to Chicago and I found myself cursing under my breath with
a temptation to let it ruin my day.

Or a myriad of other minor things that elicited a reaction that
didn’t match the degree of what was happening.
 
 

I don’t mean to paint an extreme picture – I am actually a
very stable person.

But these little flares of emotion I had were revealing a
lack of consistency I desire.
 
 

The Men of God I admire have a day in- day out consistency
to them honed over years of CHOOSING and WALKING IN THE SPIRIT.

They have learned to live and choose beyond emotions.

This is so important because the people in their life ALWAYS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO GET FROM
THEM NO MATTER WHAT’s GOING ON.
 
 
 
 
To me this is one of the most important qualities a leader
can have.
 
 

I am three weeks into my time in Korea.

And this lesson has already proved very important.
 
 

In the middle of a
host of transitions: Time Change. New Culture. New Job. Long Hours. And many
other unexpected challenges –

I have had the opportunity to choose
my attitude and rise above MY EMOTIONS and how I was feeling at the time.

I am learning to control my emotions
instead of the other way around.
 
 

Oh and if you want to know: I found my socks the next day
stuffed down in the one part of one of my bags that I had neglected to look.

More practical details of what Korea looks like coming soon
in a Picture Blog!