Being back in the USA going home feels so unreal to me. Having the opportunity to live in different countries, have a different lifestyle, eat different food, be around a different language, and be out of all areas of comfort is unlike any experience I will ever have. Yet, the one thing that did not change was Jesus.
He has been consistent through it all, despite my feelings. In all the ways I have felt confused, broken, unseen, excited, loved, and more, His goodness in WHO He is triumphs it all. No matter how I may feel, He is above all and has been the same God that comes behind me and goes before me.
The time I spent in Nicaragua and Costa Rica has felt like a dream. I was able to see the Lord in so many ways. I saw His gentleness and compassion in the way He meets people where they are, and I got to see His sharpening of character in moments of wrestling. I learned that comfort is not where the Lord wants us to be. He wants us to find rest and peace in His presence and not what the world has to offer.
The last three months have been a dream- not because of where I’ve been but because of what the Lord has taught me. It’s because of what I’ve been able to see. I feel like the scales that fell off of Paul’s eyes also fell off of mine. I see brighter, I see more goodness, and I see how who God is can overcome any circumstance. I never want my heart to go back to how it was before. The Lord is doing a new thing. The old is gone, and the new has come. There is a season for everything, and this one is a new beginning.
World race- I hope to see you again.
