Taking Opportunities

“Never be afraid to step out on God- There may be things that you don’t know why, or how long, how it could possibly happen nor do you understand (anything at all.) Take confidence if only in Him alone - not in the security of circumstances, or the preplanning and arranging you have done or even in the ignorance of everything.
It may seem risky but the jump is worth it and when looking back you would not have done any different and it even scares you to think of your life without making that jump.”
~ Journal, April 2008

A year ago I was in a very different position and in some ways a very different person than I am in right now. I suffered a personal loss and I hurt through and through. Most of it I cannot explain nor would I want to if I could but… My choices and happenings had made me for a while into a hurting, battling little girl; unsure of anything except for the pain in my heart. I could not even be sure of why exactly I was hurting, whose fault it was, or if it would ever stop. Each day I was facing questions that burned in me, fears, guilt, shame, and tortuous discontentment with myself and with my life.

This is when God set down a farfetched plan to go on a six month missions trip to Santiago, Chile. A trip halfway across the world, without the funds, the time to earn the money, any knowledge of what I was to do when I got there- nothing, just that I was going because I knew God wanted me too. I cannot image what or who I would be right now if I had never taken that chance, if I hadn’t stepped out on God.

When the opportunity presents itself, no matter how crazy it may seem, If God ever puts something in front of you without explaining the why’s, how’s, and what’s just step out and let Him do what He wants. It may be a trip; literally, it may be just a choice that needs to be made. At the moment things are uncertain and going ahead with such a vaguely outlined plan may seem mad (or nutty :) ) but, like I said before- once you have made the choice and all is said and done, looking back you will not regret it.

Just step out and do it.

Love to all!
Lizzi