Well..it's happening, it is really happening. At least, I think... I'm not sure the reality has quite hit me yet. I'm still in the, "Yeah it's on this day and were doing that, blah, blah blah."
We're going to Germany. And when I say "Going" I mean moving there for 3 years. As in, taking all of our stuff, our lives, our jobs to another country for 1095 (give or take a few) days. The prospect of that may be scary to some but for us, it is an answer to prayers, the opportunity of a lifetime, a one in a million chance. I posted about a year ago about our dreams of moving abroad, check out the previous post. We were in a time of waiting, where patience and being part of the present was something I was learning a lot about. A year later and I have become much more versed on waiting on God. We moved into a new place, settled into our lives here, and accepted the fact that overseas may never be something for us. Who am I to know the mind of God, to understand his sovereign plan?
But just as soon as we accepted this, God threw us a curve ball. If God were the pitcher for the Rockies, we'd be looking a lot better in the NL standings right now. I feel like almost all of the times in my life where I truly gave up MY plans for what God wanted, I've hit a home run. It happened when I met James, it happened when I was wedding planning, it happened when I was looking for a job right out of college, and when we found a place to move into. It makes me wonder why I still continue to try my own thing. Ahh...the stubborn nature of the human race. As soon as James and I stopped trying to make things happen overseas, things started happening. Now, I'm not saying to give up dreams and "let things happen as they may" but to accept that plans do not always go the way you think you want. I do not always know what is best for me.
We had applied for the job in Germany a couple months before and had not thought much of it but then we got an email that James had an interview. Two weeks after that and we were sure that they had already made a deicision about someone else. Then we got the phone call; they had picked him out of several other candidates but the boss saw something in James. I say it was a glimpse of Christ-likeness in him but the boss said something about James' positive attitude. We gave up our own ideas about our path and God gave us exactly what we had our hearts set on and even more. If that doesn't baffle you or give you goosebumps, I'm not sure what would.
So now what? I mean, after all the planning and the "how do people call us there" and "how do we say 'Where's the bathroom?' in German"; what is God's purpose for us there? Again I will never understand God's amazing plans he has for me and each and every one of his children but I sure do want to do my best. So I am going to try my hardest to focus on what God has lying ahead for us, what we can do with this amazing opportunity, and how we can serve God's kingdom through this whole adventure. We already know that we want to learn about Christians in other cultures, be great advocates for America, and meet people with different perspectives, cultures, and ideas. I know there will be sooo much more to gain and experience while we are there but I intend to focus on how I can better serve the God who loves me unconditionally and gives me all that I need. I'll just be serving from Deutschland.
"We see in these swift and skillful travelers a symbol of our life, which seeks to be a pilgrimage and a passage on this earth for the way of heaven." -Pope Paul VI
But just as soon as we accepted this, God threw us a curve ball. If God were the pitcher for the Rockies, we'd be looking a lot better in the NL standings right now. I feel like almost all of the times in my life where I truly gave up MY plans for what God wanted, I've hit a home run. It happened when I met James, it happened when I was wedding planning, it happened when I was looking for a job right out of college, and when we found a place to move into. It makes me wonder why I still continue to try my own thing. Ahh...the stubborn nature of the human race. As soon as James and I stopped trying to make things happen overseas, things started happening. Now, I'm not saying to give up dreams and "let things happen as they may" but to accept that plans do not always go the way you think you want. I do not always know what is best for me.
We had applied for the job in Germany a couple months before and had not thought much of it but then we got an email that James had an interview. Two weeks after that and we were sure that they had already made a deicision about someone else. Then we got the phone call; they had picked him out of several other candidates but the boss saw something in James. I say it was a glimpse of Christ-likeness in him but the boss said something about James' positive attitude. We gave up our own ideas about our path and God gave us exactly what we had our hearts set on and even more. If that doesn't baffle you or give you goosebumps, I'm not sure what would.
So now what? I mean, after all the planning and the "how do people call us there" and "how do we say 'Where's the bathroom?' in German"; what is God's purpose for us there? Again I will never understand God's amazing plans he has for me and each and every one of his children but I sure do want to do my best. So I am going to try my hardest to focus on what God has lying ahead for us, what we can do with this amazing opportunity, and how we can serve God's kingdom through this whole adventure. We already know that we want to learn about Christians in other cultures, be great advocates for America, and meet people with different perspectives, cultures, and ideas. I know there will be sooo much more to gain and experience while we are there but I intend to focus on how I can better serve the God who loves me unconditionally and gives me all that I need. I'll just be serving from Deutschland.
"We see in these swift and skillful travelers a symbol of our life, which seeks to be a pilgrimage and a passage on this earth for the way of heaven." -Pope Paul VI
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