It is officially the season of reflection, where we all take a look at the past year or season and see what was good, what was okay and what just plain sucked. And we get to look forward and dream about what comes next.
Reflecting over the past year and all that has happened blows my gosh darn mind. Aside from traveling and experiencing so many things, what I am amazed by the most is all the little choices and things that had to happen to lead to me being where I am right now.
I’m about to meet my new teammates in the next day or so, and shortly after that we are going to Africa. If God would’ve told me this time last year what I’d be doing today and what my life would be like, I would’ve pulled a Jonah and gotten on the first ship going any direction except this one.
Over the course of the year hundreds, or maybe even thousands, of small moments, realizations and choices brought me to right here. And heck, it’s a good place to be.
And the terrifying thing is that after the next two months, I don’t know what is next. But WOW, there is so much freedom in it. The plans I had for what would be next for my life have been tossed out a window, which sucked, but it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve been. As scary as it is, I’m open to whatever gets thrown my way.
I have been at training with the rest of my alumni team for the past few days preparing to meet and lead the new squad. The other day I chose a goofy looking coffee mug, purely because it made me giggle when I looked at it. Whatever the mug had said before was totally incoherent because the letters had worn off.
The longer I held it, I realized that it said ‘Tremendous things are in store for you!’ and HECK. It hit me right in the soul. I’m in a place where God has only given me a few letters as a clue to where I’m supposed to be and I’m confident that as I go I’ll get more insight into what is next.
Ideally, I would love to see the full picture and have my five year plan nailed down. But until then, I’ll be out here wandering around following God wherever He decides to take me.
