Something that God has been whispering to my heart lately is a line from Chronicles of Narnia that Aslan says to Lucy: “Things never happen the same way twice, dear one.” Sometimes this can be a dissapointing and a painful thing to hear, but it is always said with such gentleness and tenderness. When I find myself wishing for things to be how they used to be, or remembering magical moments and longing for them to happen again, I hear God gently reminding me of this. But I’ve come to realize that it is ok for things to never be the same; that it’s ok for God to constantly to be spurring me on to growth. We are on adventure with Him, and change is a part of that adventure.
A few months ago I had a conversation with my dear sister, Lynn Fleshman. We had been talking about the book The Hobbit, and how much our walk with God reflects Bilbo’s adventures. So many times during that book, Bilbo comments that he wishes for the comfort and stability of his Hobbit hole, instead of the unfamiliarity of the adventure he is on. Oh how this is so much like my heart sometimes! I long for God to take me grand places, and to have daring adventures… but the moment I encounter uncertainty I cower back, and say: “Lord, why did I ever leave home?! I just want my Hobbit hole again!” But praise Him that He never lets me return back to that comfortable place, even though I beg Him! There is always more for our hearts to learn on the journey, then there is when we are safe in our home.
Society tells us, that singleness as a woman is something to fear and dread. But God tells us that it is a part of the adventure He has planned for us! Sometimes the adventure takes us to the left, sometimes to the right; sometimes we stay in one season for a few months, and sometimes for years… but every turn and every stop is a part of the journey that God calls our hearts on. We are on adventure with him, and there is nothing to fear where He leads us!
Going green,
Miss.
A few months ago I had a conversation with my dear sister, Lynn Fleshman. We had been talking about the book The Hobbit, and how much our walk with God reflects Bilbo’s adventures. So many times during that book, Bilbo comments that he wishes for the comfort and stability of his Hobbit hole, instead of the unfamiliarity of the adventure he is on. Oh how this is so much like my heart sometimes! I long for God to take me grand places, and to have daring adventures… but the moment I encounter uncertainty I cower back, and say: “Lord, why did I ever leave home?! I just want my Hobbit hole again!” But praise Him that He never lets me return back to that comfortable place, even though I beg Him! There is always more for our hearts to learn on the journey, then there is when we are safe in our home.
Isaiah 8:12 says: “Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.”
Society tells us, that singleness as a woman is something to fear and dread. But God tells us that it is a part of the adventure He has planned for us! Sometimes the adventure takes us to the left, sometimes to the right; sometimes we stay in one season for a few months, and sometimes for years… but every turn and every stop is a part of the journey that God calls our hearts on. We are on adventure with him, and there is nothing to fear where He leads us!
Going green,
Miss.
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