Final days in Perth
So less than a week till I go away. I'm feeling so much! Obviously I'm so excited because it's a new adventure, it's a new season where I have to totally trust God and his plan for all of this. I'll be totally out of my comfort zone.
That part scares me a bit. I'm the kind of person who likes details and likes organisation. At Mercy I'm not 100% sure of what my role will be like there and what exactly I'm doing. One of the beautiful maturer ladies at my church told me that it's good to be scared because it shows us that we can't do things in our own strength. I loved the way she just said it so casually like I should have known it all along. That Even though i wont be in control of every situation everything will turn out alright because God has his hand on my life. It was an epiphany moment :) If u don't have a wise old sorry maturer woman/mother in ur life than u gotta get one! They are the best!
That brings me to my next emotion. I'm sad. I love my family, friends, church, country so much that 6 months away is going to be hard because I'll be missing them so much. It's inevitable that I'll miss many things. I'm going to miss seeing my gorgeous niece develop and begin to discover the world she lives in.
I'm going to be missing funny moments with my friends that will get referred to in future conversations. It doesn't matter if someone describes the moment to you, it'll never be the same as being there.
I'm going to miss seeing my amazing church grow and do new things. I love being apart of Centrepoint because not only am I fed and challenged spiritually there but I am given countless opportunities to be the hands and feet of Jesus to my community.
Last thing I'm going to miss is this beautiful country Australia. Where I take the clean streets, beautiful beaches (I'm actually writing this blog on one of them) and opportunity & freedom for granted. It's become apart of who I am, an Australian.
BUT then I remember that there are those in the world that haven't got that freedom because they are bound by poverty and they don't have opportunity handed to them on a platter like I was here in Australia. Yet the only real difference between those people and me is where I was born. So going away for this short period actually satisfies me. I've decided to go past feeling sad and afraid while I'm there and to embrace the every moment. No longer will I have to sit and listen to other peoples stories of adventure and wish that my life was like that because now I'll be making my own. Worrying about details and things out of my control will only steal from those stories yet to be written.
Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall. (Psalm 55:22 NLT)
This is just the beginning, I don't know the ending, I don't even know the middle but I know it's going to be one of the greatest trips in my life.
That part scares me a bit. I'm the kind of person who likes details and likes organisation. At Mercy I'm not 100% sure of what my role will be like there and what exactly I'm doing. One of the beautiful maturer ladies at my church told me that it's good to be scared because it shows us that we can't do things in our own strength. I loved the way she just said it so casually like I should have known it all along. That Even though i wont be in control of every situation everything will turn out alright because God has his hand on my life. It was an epiphany moment :) If u don't have a wise old sorry maturer woman/mother in ur life than u gotta get one! They are the best!
That brings me to my next emotion. I'm sad. I love my family, friends, church, country so much that 6 months away is going to be hard because I'll be missing them so much. It's inevitable that I'll miss many things. I'm going to miss seeing my gorgeous niece develop and begin to discover the world she lives in.
I'm going to be missing funny moments with my friends that will get referred to in future conversations. It doesn't matter if someone describes the moment to you, it'll never be the same as being there.
I'm going to miss seeing my amazing church grow and do new things. I love being apart of Centrepoint because not only am I fed and challenged spiritually there but I am given countless opportunities to be the hands and feet of Jesus to my community.
Last thing I'm going to miss is this beautiful country Australia. Where I take the clean streets, beautiful beaches (I'm actually writing this blog on one of them) and opportunity & freedom for granted. It's become apart of who I am, an Australian.
BUT then I remember that there are those in the world that haven't got that freedom because they are bound by poverty and they don't have opportunity handed to them on a platter like I was here in Australia. Yet the only real difference between those people and me is where I was born. So going away for this short period actually satisfies me. I've decided to go past feeling sad and afraid while I'm there and to embrace the every moment. No longer will I have to sit and listen to other peoples stories of adventure and wish that my life was like that because now I'll be making my own. Worrying about details and things out of my control will only steal from those stories yet to be written.
Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall. (Psalm 55:22 NLT)
This is just the beginning, I don't know the ending, I don't even know the middle but I know it's going to be one of the greatest trips in my life.
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