What flies but doesn’t have wings? Time. Hahaha. But actually it’s not really funny because time seems to move along so quickly and sometimes I just wish I could slow it down. If I could choose any superpower, that might be it… to selectively slow down time so I could hold onto certain moments a little longer.
Somehow, I’ve already been in Georgia for six months and have just three weeks left here. When I came home from the World Race, I had this new understanding that life is less about what we do and more about the kind of people we are and the way we live our lives in whatever we do. In short, this is why I moved down here… because I needed a season of very intentional growth where people would pour into me to help me become this person and to create a space for God to really continue what He began in me on the Race. I can honestly say I found those things here, but I also found so much more.
There have been more blessings in this season than I can name, but I think the biggest one has been the community. When I walk into the office, something feels different. When I’m with these people, it feels like I’ve known them my whole life. Because something really beautiful happens when a culture is built on love. When people are united by a common vision and goal that a lot of the world hasn’t yet caught onto. When all of a sudden, you find yourself in a space where everyone’s heart seems to beat for the same things as your own. Where everyone fights for you before you even know you need to be fought for. Where they call you into the greatness they see in you and you get to do the same for them. Each day here has been an incredible blessing!
And now that this season is coming to a close, it feels a little bit like the end of the World Race all over again. It’s easy to welcome change when you want things to be different… but every now and then, we’re blessed enough to think that every present season of our life is the very best one. That’s how I feel. I can’t imagine not being in this culture with these people around me all the time… and sometimes I think, “What if it’s never this good again?” But this was a training season and right now, I’m meant to take what I learned here out into the world. Transitions are hard for me, but the last couple years have taught me something about change: Even when I think I’m living the best season of my life, the next season always proves to be even better. It’s hard to give up a good thing for another good thing when we don’t yet see how great the next one will be… but this is where faith comes in. This is where we have to trust that whatever God has next will be better than anything we’ve experienced or imagined. Because if we hold on so tightly to where we are, how can we get to the next great place?
So as this season ends, I’m starting to uncurl my fingers yet again as I move on from a really great thing. But I trust Him.
Thank you to everyone who has supported and encouraged me while I’ve been here! It’s been an incredible journey, and I’m happy you were part of it. Stay tuned for another blog post soon about what’s next!
