...I can't start my work day here until I get this off my chest! Wow-it has been a bit of a tumultuous week for me-emotionally speaking. I feel like this journey that God is taking us on stirs up waves of emotion. I recognize this as totally normal, as moving does this to people :)
I'm so encouraged by Katie's blog post today. She recently returned to Uganda, where she is a momma to 13 Ugandan children and is just 20 yrs old. She spend the past 5 or 6 weeks in the States and just before she left, she broke out with Shingles all over her body.
What challenges me today, is, when the going gets tough-really tough-am I going to collapse my tent and walk away? Or, will I recognize who is my Rock and keep moving forward?!
I choose to keep my tent up.
I have had moments where I have wigged out. I mean, wigged out! Don't ask my husband as he may come ask you if he can move in...(ha ha) as I've thought about all the barriers that are in our way....support raising, selling our home (or, renting vs selling), our dog, our community that we love so much, transitions for our kids, etc.
(I know...barriers...pish posh....)
I do recognize that my God is much bigger than those barriers. In fact, He already has the plan laid out, we just need to trust Him. I need prayer in this area.
Hillsong has a semi-new song out right now and I just drink the lyrics when I listen to them. The song is titled "From the Inside Out"
Here are a few. I encourage you to listen to it-to meditate on it and make it become your prayer. It has helped me get through moments that seem impossible with this transition.
God wants us from the inside out. God wants our hearts to break for the things that break his....
Your will about all else
My purpose remains
The art of losing myself
In bringing you praise
Everlasting
Your light will shine
will all else fades
Never ending
Your Glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart in my soul
Lord, I give you control
Consume me from
the inside out, Lord
Let justice and praise
become my embrace
To love you from the inside out
Thank YOU for the encouragement you have all been to our family in these early steps of this journey. Words cannnot express how precious you all have been.
2 comments:
Lindsey - I can't totally relate to crazy emotions at the thought of moving to the other side of the world, and I haven't had to deal with helping kids make the adjustment, too. You are totally normal for having those feelings, and yet they are hard. I'm praying for you right now! I love that song, too, by the way! We sang it a lot at the church that we went to in Dallas before we moved here to Indo, so it brought back great memories reading the lyrics and remembering those great truths. Love you and am praying for you and your family!
We just sang this song in church this morning. Great song!
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