I can't believe that in one week I will be in New York. I have most of my support raised. I still need a little more but I know that God is faithful and he will provide for me. My plane tickets are bought and I have a place to stay. The place I am staying is called Radical Living. It a place where Christians live together and serve in their community. I am stoked to be living there. It is a God thing. I was worried about being lonely, but knowing that I will be living with other Christians really helps me know that God is taking care of me. I have two other roommates, of whom I have not met, but that is okay--it will be great.
Yesterday my younger brother graduated from High School. It is crazy to see how fast time flies. Just three years ago I graduated and now I am about to start my Senior year of school at Ozark. Now that is crazy. Time goes so fast. I am not ready to be a true adult, and yet at the same time I am. No matter what, I know that God is in control. I really have no idea what I want to do once I graduate or where I will end up serving, but I know that God's hand is in my life and he will direct my path. I can trust Him in that. It is always a hard lesson to learn, but once we can grasp it, or even see the faintest glow of God's direction, it makes life so much easier. We just have to let go of our wants and let God's take over.
I was reminded of this last summer in Africa and even throughout this school year. I like to read through the Proverbs, such great wisdom, anyways, throughout the book Solomon writes a lot about man's ways compared to God's and how God always wins. Here are a few examples.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight"--Proverbs 3:5-6
"All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the Lord. Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans shall succeed. The Lord works out everything for his own ends."--Proverbs 16:2-4a
"In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps."--Proverbs 16:9
"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."--Proverbs 19:21
You see, Solomon had it write. Man has plans, but only God really knows our steps in the matter and even if we do have our plans, we need to turn them over the God and let him do what he wants. We cannot let our own agendas get in the way. It is my prayer that through out my internship this summer that I will continue to learn this lesson and that my faith in God will be stretched.
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