Quiet and still

Last year, I left for a mission trip with a team from my church only to be called back home before we arrived. Knowing it was safer to turn around, it was still tough to accept. When you pray over something continually, your heart grows more and more toward that thing or that person. This place halfway around the world has captivated my heart for a year now. We have new dates, and I couldn’t be more excited about finally being able to go. Thank you to those who prayed over the trip last fall, and thank you for praying for this trip as well.

There are seasons of shouting and seasons of quiet, and this is a season of quiet in my life. There are so many things happening, but it’s not time yet to share them. As much as I wish I could sit down with you over a cup of coffee and show you all the ways God is faithful in my life, all the ways He is good, I am grateful for this season where I get to experience His goodness in my life without sharing it. It’s a sweet time.

Even in seasons of quiet and still, He is present. If you ask me where my faith comes from, why I live my life the way I do, it’s because of what I’ve seen with my own eyes. I read Scripture, and I go to church, but my faith and belief in God comes from how I’ve experienced Him in my own life. Everything I am is wrapped up in Him, and I find such incredible peace in that. So when you ask where my heart for the Lord comes from, my answer will always be based on what I’ve experienced. His mercies are new every day and nothing can separate us from that kind of love. Nothing. Through many lessons, the Lord continually taught me patience last year. Philippians 4:19 was a verse I leaned on as a reminder that His timing was and is best. He is faithful, and He is good in all things. Enjoy the quiet and the stillness because He’s in those places, too.

“My God will meet your needs according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus.” -Phil. 4:19