Two months and counting?

Well, it's been a little while since I've written on here -- longer than I like.  I guess it's a testament to my busy-ness over the last month.  It's crazy to think that in a little over 2 months I will be living in the Dominican Republic full time.  There is still a lot to do before I leave, and I find myself in the thick of all of the details,  involving myself in lots of "bonding" activities, and trying to be fully present all at the same time.

My friend and I are reading through Hebrews 11 right now which basically is a list of a number of very famous people in the Bible who trusted God and had faith and did what He wanted with their life instead of taking the easy road and doing what made sense or what everyone around them did.

v. 7 "By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family.  By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith."

Thinking about all of these people in the Bible who clung to the HOPE that God had instilled in them even though they COULDN'T SEE what the future would bring, and thinking about how as Christians we have one purpose in Christ - to share HIS love so that others are brought to HIM, fills me with excitement and courage that I can get through these details, that I can relax and enjoy my friends before I leave, and that God has a plan for me in the D.R. that awaits me.

v. 8 "By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going."

A few years ago, I remember being in one of my co-worker's offices sobbing because I found myself feeling lonely... not having COMMUNITY... and not feeling as though I was getting filled up with HIS WORD.  Of course, part of that was me. I needed to be in my Bible more and I needed a new church community.  I sought out a new church from where I could learn more about God, I sought out a support group of friends with whom I could go through life with and pray with, and reading the Bible became a necessary part of my day.  A few years later, I have the community that I always dreamed of, understand more the importance of being disciplined in the WORD, and am stronger in my FAITH and UNDERSTANDING of God's plan for my life...

And oddly enough, God is calling me away from it.  I realize that once we seek HIM as I have for the last few years, He will answer.  He found me a new home in the Dominican Republic.  I'm scared, I'm excited, and I'm ready for His new plan for my life.  Most of all though, I am hopeful that he will comfort me when I miss this comfortable place, my friends, my church, and everything else that I know here.

v. 6 "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."

Now, in the midst of preparing to leave, I just had a girls retreat with the women in my family, taught my last Spanish class at Wesleyan and am preparing for my Everything Must Go Sale.

May the Lord give me a clear mind, energy to finish strong, and the same love for those with whom I come in contact as He has for me.  May I recognize the great LOVE that others have for me and may I seek Him and His will in all that I do and say, always reflecting Him.