Trusting God

For about a year or so, God has constantly been teaching me how to truly trust Him. It sounds like such a simple concept and it is, but in practice it is one of the hardest things to do. To just let go and let Him have the control over whatever situation I am facing. I should have it down by now because looking back over this last year and a half I can tell you some pretty amazing stories of God's faithfulness in my life.

The story of how I ended up here in Mississippi is an incredible testament to how God is always orchestrating everything perfectly even though it often looks like complete chaos to us. About a year and a half ago I came to Mississippi for the first time to help with the hurricane relief effort, little did I know that that trip would be the beginning of a new direction in my life. After I left the first time I just kept wanting to come back and I did during that spring and the following summer. It was so hard for me to leave last summer and when I returned home to Seattle I immediately felt homesick for Mississippi. What a strange but incredible feeling to miss a place so much. No one likes being homesick, but it often means that you have left something you love and I am so thankful to have found something to be homesick for.

I felt like I was waiting on God all last year because all I wanted to do was come back to Mississippi. At times I felt like God was teasing me and I was afraid that my time here was finished. But I just had to be patient and God opened up the right opportunities and I am exactly where I want to be. Sometimes when things start to get a little chaotic around here I have to remind myself why I am here and that I am exactly where I want to be. I'm living the dream, my dream at least.