end of day reflections
“Waiting on God isn’t about the suspension of meaning and purpose. It’s part of the meaning and purpose that God has brought into my life. Waiting on God isn’t to be viewed as an obstruction in the way of the plan. Waiting is an essential part of the plan. For the child of God, waiting isn’t simply about what I’ll receive at the end of my wait. No, waiting is much more purposeful, efficient, and practical than that. Waiting is fundamentally about what I’ll become as I wait. God is using the wait to do in and through me exactly what He’s promised. Through the wait He’s changing me. By means of the wait He’s altering the fabric of my thoughts and desires. Through the wait He’s causing me to see and experience new things about Him and His kingdom. And all of this sharpens me, enabling me to be a more useful tool in His redemptive hands.”
~GirlTalk Blog
well, it’s the end of September, and a good time for reflection on the beginning of the fall season. this month has been busy: at school, i have been learning Photoshop, how to be a photojournalist, how to be a gracious and effective co-chair of an COMM department event for my Events Planning course, and how to use my new Nikon D40 camera; then, there’s work–doing business streamlining for Organize4hire, and being a guinea pig teacher at the CLC Music Academy for my 6 piano students; best of all, there are my relationships. with the Lord, family, friends, Africa E-team members, and girls i am reaching out to at school. in all of this, life is very FULL. but as God breaks into my day with “divine appointments,” (as Carolyn Mahaney says in her book, “Shopping for Time”) i find myself overjoyed at the richness of His plan for me. His DAILY plans for me.  i am actually finding myself to be anticipating how each day’s fullness will point me to greater truths and insights of God’s holiness, love and faithful mercies. one practical way this has been evidenced is through checks that come in the mail for my trip to Uganda and Kenya. it has been a sobering, yet faith-building process: people have been MORE than generous, giving out of their small means to help fund my trip. and as these little surprises come in the mail, i myself have been spurred onto generosity and thanksgiving. to those of you reading this who have helped support me financially, THANK YOU. words cannot express how humbled i am as you step alongside of me. Â
despite being busy, i am waiting. i am waiting for God’s grace each day, to strengthen me for His service. i am waiting to go to Africa, not knowing what to expect.  i am waiting for future prayers to be brought to fruition. i am waiting, as a single woman, for the right man to come along. yet, in the meantime, i am so glad that i get to become someone as I wait. and my consistent prayer is that this “someone” is more and more like Christ Jesus.  Â