It’s
been an epic whirlwind of a past couple of weeks, a whirlwind that has left
fear by the wayside and spurred my heart to be fearless.
Valentine's Day a hundred of students congregated under low lights of hearts hung from the ceiling, laughter and joy brimmed about the Ark (our basketball court). And I found myself on stage opening
the night in prayer (in Spanish, a feat that I often can’t embrace) and then
introducing the most hipster and the most fashion alongside a dear friend.
Upon arrival, every student was split up into a group to be led by one of the four American interns that are making Morelia, Mexico home for a year…and yes, that included me, the ever-worrying, stressing girl that has a huge dislike for games.
But
it happened. And you know what?
All
these things have opened my eyes up to something grand,
That
when I put my eyes on God, my heart knows no limits, that anything is possible.
A
sigh of relief and a cup brimming over with joy is how my days end, because I
rest in the certainty that my God is enough, He is always enough.
My
key ring is a little heavier these days, too. I am now a proud renter of a
house in Morelia, Mexico and it just goes to show you and I both, that the
limits that we place upon ourselves are nothing in the grand scheme of things.
It goes to show us both that settling is a choice that we make and nobody else
can make the decision to settle for us.
So I
moved and I’ve planted the seeds of my future, with the blessing of my sweet
Maker. And my heart is full and giddy, because 10 years later I am living proof
that when you hand over your dreams to God…he doesn’t discard them and pile
them to collect dust, but works on them, he grows them and when it’s time- he
let’s us walk into our dreams, dreams bigger than we could have
ever imagined.
I
have walked into my dream with a pair of keys on my key ring and a house that I
have christened to be another piece of NOE, just a couple houses down, a house
where His people can find rest.
Meanwhile, my classes have become more than class and I’ve found myself settled onto the concrete
floor time and again, listening to the chorus of different stories and voices
that make up my classroom, watching as they find themselves vulnerable among a
class of sixteen other students…and that my dear ones is beauty, when you enter
into something so much bigger than yourself. That is beauty.
And
well, I’m surrounded by beauty and fear doesn’t have a hold on me these days.
I’m immersed with the satisfaction of knowing that God is enough and He
will always be enough.
I'm astounded that "the more," I begged and pleaded for in torrents of tears at that high school retreat did not go unheard. He heard me and my life is now living proof that God does not discount your dreams, He instead draws them to life.
If you are reading this and you would like to become part of my journey there's always room for support, love and prayers: http://onlinecfc.com/blog/2013/05/28/kristentomexico/.
As I mentioned above, I just moved into an apartment with a very dear friend and we have a lot of needs. We are still lacking a bed, a refrigerator, pots and pans and other things that are needed to make a house a home!
