Lately life has been feeling a bit busy with the amount of things on my plate. I always seem to neglect the blog when that happens but here I am hopefully able to update you all fully on all that the Lord has been doing here in Georgia.
I leave on Tuesday for South Africa for Gap T’s FINAL DEBRIEF.
I can’t even believe that we are already getting ready to bring them back home after 9 months. They have been in Swaziland now for almost 3 months and I was able to go see them back in March. Gap T has been such a gift this year. They have truly learned what it looks like to walk out a life worthy of the calling the Lord has placed on them. They haven’t had it easy for these 9 months but they have walked through the good and the bad with so much grace and zeal for what the Lord is doing in and around them. I am excited (and sad) to get out on the field and celebrate all that the Lord has done this year!
Personally, life has felt a bit hard over the last few weeks, maybe even months. It has just felt really busy and like work is taking most all of me. I feel like I don’t have much capacity outside of it which is okay because I so love what I do and how the Lord is in the midst of all of it.
One thing that I have currently been learning over the last few weeks is that sometimes we have to do something different in our lives to keep walking through the valleys. That what we have done in every other season to meet with the Lord doesn’t necessarily work in this current season. So a few weeks ago I found a plane ticket for really cheap to get to Denver. I decided to buy it on a whim and spend this past weekend with one of my closest friends. I went out there with absolutely no agenda or plan and didn’t even care to see any of Colorado. What I cared about was spending time with someone who would let me process and word vomit and probably cry about the last few weeks and how stretched I have felt.
And that’s exactly what happened.
At work we have been learning a lot about godly community– Ephesians 4 is where I am currently camping out. We are learning about how the body encourages and heals itself. That we are all needed and that we are all there to help each other. That’s what this past weekend was for me. It was me getting to actually live out Ephesians 4 where we lean on each other. My different way of meeting with the Lord was driving through The Rockies by myself on Monday and pulling off to take it all in whenever the heck I wanted to. It was sitting across the table from Kirsten and talking about what’s been hard and good for the last few weeks. It was going to church and hearing from a different Pastor than my own and then having a friend to say “do you want to say what’s going on in your head?” as soon as we got in the car afterwards. It was going to a park and sitting and staring at Pikes Peak with only the sounds of nature happening around me.
It was good.
It was healing.
It was life giving.
I know what you’re probably thinking… I get out of Georgia all the time. And you are correct. But what I have realized is that when I get out of Georgia it’s usually for work so it’s not necessarily restful for me. It’s life giving but exhausting. And I needed something that was both as I get ready to get on a plane next week to end a season with Gap T.
So, here’s to getting out of our bubbles and grabbing new perspective. Here’s to friends that allow Ephesians 4 to be practiced in real life. Here’s to nature and how somehow the air feels thin enough to see and hear God without a lot of effort.
Get out and do something different this week, my friends.
Let’s let God out of the box of quiet time in the morning in our chair or at our desk and let’s let Him be more than He’s been.
Here are some pictures to encourage you to go do something!
Also, be in prayer for Gap T as they are finishing up their last few weeks of their 9 months! They have built some incredible relationships in Swazi and while there is so much excitement to get home there will be some bittersweet sadness to leave. I am so, so proud of them and excited for all that the Lord has for them next!!
And, I am mentoring for another year and would love to have YOU join my support team!! I only need $300 more in monthly support to be fully funded for the next year. If you want to talk about/ask more questions feel free to shoot me a message or leave a comment. If you want to join my monthly team– or give a one time donation– hit that donate button up top!!
