Hitting a Wall
Okay so I recorded this about 4 days ago it is now thursday and i was hesitating to post it as i really wanted to just seem like i had it all handled and the reality is i do not i mean over the past 4 days i have realized many things in my life as a missionary and so i am a bit better but still in a place that does not feel totally settled...
1) it would be okay if i returned to Vancouver to work in a coffee shop and get things sorted out right after my DTS(of course if this is where God calls me to)
2) Do not RELY on others for advice they do not really know where I am at and usually speak through their own filters
3) DO ask for help(kinda contradicts point 2... but I mean more than getting them to sort it out, ask them to be some of the wind beneath your wings- I have a lunch date with the worship leader from the church i have been going and his wife next week to serve as mentors for me)
4) when things are going astray ask myself ´how much time have i spent alone with god lately ´there is such peace when i can let God fully into my heart to speak what he has for me and not what I ´THINK´i should be doing or what would be more fun or less hard
5) This is a season and seasons change so do not keep myself locked in a box but make sure to see the big picture of why i am here and to be open to the possibilities that WILL come
so overall i am feeling a bit better today I realized as an outreach team leader i have been ´running a business´without any of my comforts such as internet that works my daytimer and time in the day where i can rejuvenate BY MY SELF!!!
so i will be okay and this is just a small reminder of what i already know so I guess prayers for wisdom and for this to settle in my heart and to act on it would be great!
Love ya,J
Hi there - good message - and to know that sometimes you get in a funk sitting in the sun - taking time alone is good - however, listening to what God has to say to you is sometimes difficult - HERE's how I know to do it - if you are sitting alone asking questions - be aware that the ANSWER COMES BACK IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU ASK - THEREFORE - BE LISTENING IMMEDIATELY - ask - its there is what I am saying - that took me years to understand that - so try it - dont put words where there are no words - just receive the answer - you may not like the answer but its the answer you asked for !! Be still an know - is good - but no one tells you the answer comes back immediately - that's the key girl.. try it you will see..
Love Keith in
snowy Canada
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Dear Justine, Keep trusting God, He will lead you. We all have great moments of doubt, yet continues by our side--- good to have a mentor
Prayed for you this morning-- for all on my email as I write the daily Advent,
Love you!
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Sending you love and prayers... follow your heart and trust your instincts. God will lead the way. xo
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Sweetheart, I am sending you my love through the universe and my words of wisdom come from Suzy Sz.....BREATHE with deep belly breaths, pray and repeat...let it go, let it flow, I trust God and surrender this to Him. I am doing this right now as I have been feeling anxious, and I am amazed how my outlook changes almost immediately. I miss you dearly, all my love, Betty
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Hey little sis,
One profound understanding I have come to in recent months is to completely enjoy and love where you are today... so many times in life I have thought "this is so wonderful, this is so perfect, I don't ever want this to end"... and then life changes and what was once so perfect no longer "fits". And that is o.k.
What is profound for me is I now "know / anticipate" that what is so wonderful today may not be the season God has planned for me tomorrow. And to love it today and to let go of it tomorrow is o.k.
That does not invalidate what "was" nor does it limit what is to come. God is too big for the limitations our human minds, human emotions, and human bodies can experience and can fathom.
Enjoy today, live for what God has given you today - for the direction he has provided or for the place of contempation he is allowing you to rest in - for this rest is in his arms. He is the arms of comfort - and it "may" be that he justs wants some time with you...
turn to him, know that no matter what he will be there tomorrow... rest in that knowledge...he is the God of yesteday, today, and tomorrow.
Love you!!
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Dear Justine,
I am thinking and praying for you. I know it can't be easy being away from your family and friends at this time of the year, but I am sure they would agree with me saying that they are all with you as I keep remembering you and all the wonderful things that you have done for our family. You really are a blessing to all of us. You will certainly be there with us this very special Christmas. I think of you every day and pray for you finding some comfort during this time.
Loads of hugs and kisses your way!!!!
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