Okay. I will confess. Lately I have
really been homesick, especially for my Boise family!... of course
for my family just as crazily, but I cannot deny that I miss my crazy
friends and the stupid stunts we would pull!
Chocolate milk and real pants runs at
11 o'clock at night.
Spontaneous trips to the most
inconvenient Dutch Bros in town, accompanied by loud obnoxious (most
the time) music that most would cringe to listen to, through
downtown, windows down, sunroof back, and nothing but strange looks
from those surrounding us.
Singing songs about cowboys as loud as
humanly possible while galloping across campus, and changing the
lyrics to be about professors (“Stealin' the young girls hearts,
just like Mr. McCoy”.... ahhhh. A classic).
Frolicking into classes I was not
enrolled in, and confusing every freshman into thinking I actually
attended BBC still.
But even more, I miss us pouring out
our hearts with each other. I miss the late night Jesus talk where I
never wanted to walk away, because I was so inspired at the work of
God's hand through our lives. I will always hold these memories dear
to my heart.
Although I miss these crazy kids more
than I can explain, I would not trade my calling to Uganda for
anything in the world. God was using my time in Boise, and my friends
to strengthen me, and prepare me for this moment in time. I am being
used by God, and I will never ask for anything more of my life. I
recently read a passage in the book of Mark. It says, “The kingdom
of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; and he goes to bed
at night and gets up by the day, and the seed sprouts and grows –
how, he himself does not know. The soil produces crops by itself;
first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head,
But when the crop permits, he immediately puts in the sickle, because
the harvest has come” (Mark 4:26-29). God does it all. We simply
must go to see the harvest. He calls us along for the ride. We can
struggle through the long wait and the toiling work, or we can watch
the Hand of God through every stage of life as His joy fills our
hearts. I choose to find joy.
I know I am exactly where my God wants
me. He uses me every day, and I will not change that. I thank Him for
the friendships He entrusted me with, and that halfway around the
world, I can still count on these beautiful people. I also trust that
God will bring new friendships (in fact, He already is!) to my life,
and although these friendships will never replace my Boise friends, I
know these friendships will impact me just as much!
I thank God for the people He has
placed in my life. I am one of the most blessed people because of the
people in my life!
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