While I try to live, really live, in the present moment, I can tend to get frustrated if I don´t know the next step and think about it a lot. This time, I´m trying to be content with what I do know, and to trust God with the rest. I´m certain that trust is one of the themes in my life this year. Even though my RTW itinerary tells me where I´ll be on any given date for the next six months, it´s only in the general sense and the details are still to be known in many of the places. What´s more, beyond this trip the road is completely unknown. I trust it will materialize before me as I travel ever closer. God´s always been faithful before and He most certainly will not fail this time. So, it´s futile for me to worry about it, right?!
Not that I don´t ever think about the future, because I love to dream and to wonder what surprises are around the next bend. I just need to keep it light.
My friend Mat put it well when he gave me some advice the other day: “Don´t put too much pressure on yourself to find out what the next thing is; just sit back and enjoy it and let it come to you. I think God’s like that– we get a lot from him when we just enjoy being with him rather than trying to get something.”
So true, so good. Thanks, Mat.
This morning I packed my bags once again (not that they are ever really UNpacked, but just sort of explode and expand the longer I stay somewhere, so I guess what I really did was re-cram it all inside the zippers). I always get this sort of tender sadness with a looming good-bye, but once I´m on the road, I´m free to anticipate the next adventure. Meet me here when I get there, k?!
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i like your blog linds….
thank you SO much for your card….i just got opened it since i just got home….meant so much to have a hand written note from you….
love you and can’t wait to see you in may :)