The next week is fixin' to be pretty brilliant.
Tonight is our Halloween Party and I'm super excited! I'm mentally preparing myself to start getting things ready.
To where I think the Lord is leading me: Australia.
Weird, right?
Sarah and I put Australia on the "do not visit" list due to rumors of vicious kangaroos and the impending death known as sharks. But over the past few months I've been working on knowing God' Word better.
I know I love Jesus more than anything, but I'm not confident in my knowledge of the Bible. And I want to be!
If I know nothing else, I know I want more of Him.
So I've been researching Bible colleges, locally and not-so-locally. Which is how I got to Australia: Hillsong International Leadership College. Their values and beliefs align with what I believe, the church is similar in size to Shores which is something I was hoping to find. So after a few emails with the admissions people, prayer, and some financial research, I've decided to keep pursing this possibility. I'm still praying through the whole thing, but whilst working on my application.
It's just been so long since I've really made a new friend: someone who doesn't know anyone in my family, is from a different place, and is over the age of 20. That's what I love! I love meeting new people. I love discovering things about them. I love making memories and I love adventure. It's not always easy and it definitely gets lonely, but in those moments I discover new things about my heart. One of the moments when I was closest with God was the first month in Austria.
The only person I could consistently run to and without judgement was, and very much still is, Jesus. It was great. There's no reason I can't have that kind of proximity in everyday life, but something about being forced out of comfortable areas really reminds me of how "made to be with Him" I am.
So we'll see where this goes.
Tonight is our Halloween Party and I'm super excited! I'm mentally preparing myself to start getting things ready.
To where I think the Lord is leading me: Australia.
Weird, right?
Sarah and I put Australia on the "do not visit" list due to rumors of vicious kangaroos and the impending death known as sharks. But over the past few months I've been working on knowing God' Word better.
I know I love Jesus more than anything, but I'm not confident in my knowledge of the Bible. And I want to be!
If I know nothing else, I know I want more of Him.
So I've been researching Bible colleges, locally and not-so-locally. Which is how I got to Australia: Hillsong International Leadership College. Their values and beliefs align with what I believe, the church is similar in size to Shores which is something I was hoping to find. So after a few emails with the admissions people, prayer, and some financial research, I've decided to keep pursing this possibility. I'm still praying through the whole thing, but whilst working on my application.
It's just been so long since I've really made a new friend: someone who doesn't know anyone in my family, is from a different place, and is over the age of 20. That's what I love! I love meeting new people. I love discovering things about them. I love making memories and I love adventure. It's not always easy and it definitely gets lonely, but in those moments I discover new things about my heart. One of the moments when I was closest with God was the first month in Austria.
The only person I could consistently run to and without judgement was, and very much still is, Jesus. It was great. There's no reason I can't have that kind of proximity in everyday life, but something about being forced out of comfortable areas really reminds me of how "made to be with Him" I am.
So we'll see where this goes.
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