The last blog I wrote I left of by saying I was excited when I landed…
Well, that’s the truth, guys. Every single ounce of me was excited, but I don’t think it came off as that. It was weird…I will give you that. I think I had experienced extreme peace. Every single part of me, my heart, mind, soul and body were at peace. No fear, no worries, no doubts came into my mind. I felt like a new woman embarking on the call God had given me…
What does peace look like?
When you think of the word “peace,” what comes to mind? In my situation, peace looked like freedom. Peace looked like newness and renewal. This is a question to ask God as to what peace looks like in your life…how does He want to bring it? Are you going to be jumping up and down or is it just a sigh of relief? Are all your fears/anxieties/worries/doubts are stilled? Don’t get me wrong, folks. I have questions as to how things are going to happen. I wonder how God is going to move some mountains in my life, but I’m at peace. Why? Because I know that He’s alive and hears my prayers. (I think knowing and following through with the call He has placed on your life has a lot to do with peace.)
This was 2.5 weeks ago. Since then I have been pretty busy over here. More stories to continue in the next few blogs, however I wanted to share this with you: Your calling may not be easy to accomplish, but it will. He hears you and desires to give and speak to you about the specific calling placed over your life. I know that many people do not like the word “calling.” I know it’s hard when you have no idea what God is doing in your life, nor why you feel like you are at a standstill. Well, I know that I’m not perfect and I’m not saying that, but trust me. I know where you’re at. I understand, because it hurts. You feel like you have done something wrong or you aren’t hearing accurately. But what if God wants to speak something about your identity in the waiting? What if He wants to prepare you for something great? I’m not God, but I do know that the few months leading up to me leaving for Romania seemed like FOR-EVER. I knew what I was called to, but why did I have to wait? THE WAIT CONFIRMED THE CALL AND MADE ME GROW INTO THE PERSON I NEEDED TO BE FOR DRAGANESTI-OLT. If you get anything out of this blog, know that God is still huge, even if you can’t see Him. Everything works in His timing and His timing is so much greater than ours.
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. -Romans 5:3-4
