8th November 2008
I’m in a moment now where I can breathe again. I’m in a moment where I need to reflect on my faith. As I get ready to put a coat onto my faith as well as preparing it for the exposure of the harshness of the conditions of the big monsters and weathers of life in the UK… how will I do?
Youth Pastors (what do they do? Haha) go thru ebbs and flows with their work load. Well, this week seemed to be one of my busiest weeks this year. With the start of new outreaches, packing and getting ready to leave my present home as well as the regular weekly commitments I was pretty busy. But I too, was busy in my mind. Thinking of the new chapter in my life beginning quite soon; the odds of getting a job and well; just thinking of being in a foreign land…
I’m excited for the adventure. But going with only limited resources, going to a new climate, new culture, new way of life, and trying to connect with my father, it all became very overwhelming and I felt rather anxious inside.
A bit of fear had kicked in! And then the good God reminded me of a simple word: faith.
“…the odds of getting a job…” Doesn’t He work far beyond and above the odds?
Is my faith real enough to hold on to the reality of who God is and that He is good to me, and that it is His plan for me to be stepping onto the plane and landing in a new place.
Today, I went for a surf and in God’s garden my fear was put in perspective and my faith was strengthened. While I was waiting for a wave; for the first time I got to see dolphins so close to me; like 5 or 6 metres away. And dolphins are like my calming animal. Was God calming my fear? Just know this, in God’s garden, wherever you may be in the world, is a sure way you’ll understand more of God. Whether it be waves, mountains or parks; let the splendour of creation remind you to hold on to faith in our indescribable loving God.
Faith is becoming a newer reality for me.
Faith and fear standing in a ring, sizing each other up… I decide to take a swing at fear.
By faith, I’m gonna see mountains being moved…
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