I’m moving to India…
… y’all still breathing?… Let me TRY to explain.
And try is all I can do…
How can I put into words how God has moved in my life these past 9 months (Or really these past 2 years) to bring me to this wonderful, joyful peace? Peace of knowing without a doubt that this is where God has placed me to be the next 2 years of my life come January 2016.
How do I feel? Excited, amazed, blessed and, I’m not gonna lie, a bit scared and sad.
So wait how can I feel both joy and sadness at the same time? Listen I’m still figuring all that out right now, still processing it all. It’s been 2 months since I heard from the Lord. I knew in March before leaving India and our ministry that I would be saying “see you later” not “good bye”.
I fell in love in India. I fell in love with the people, with my brothers and sisters, with the ministry and it’s vision.
I’m going back because of love.
I’m going back because I want to LOVE the people of Hyderabad BOLDLY.
I‘m going back because I am being obedient to the Lord’s calling in my life and I am obeying Him not because the Bible tells me to but because I love Him. All month long He was showing me this place. Opening my eyes to it. So no, I can’t give you an exact moment in the month that I knew. It has been through out. It was more of dots connecting from my past of why I made the decisions I did and lived through the circumstances and experiences I did. God’s timing is perfect. He makes no mistakes. At the same time, I know what this means for me. I know that I will once again be away from “home”. I know that I will be missing out on more of my family and friend’s life events. I know it isn’t going to be easy. I know.
But I won’t say no to God.
Hebrews 12:1-3 was prophesied over me at a point during the month when I was praying for an encouraging word from the Lord…
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.”
with love,
Paola
