Volume 81: Rest in U-Haul
Getting passed by 18 wheelers...
Going under the speed limit...
ETA getting later; not earlier...
Last weekend, I truly channelled my inner unplugger... deliberately placed in a situation where I was forced to slow down.
From Chattanooga to Houston, my eyes were glued to my rearview mirror, watching Jake's every move in the U-Haul, making sure I didn't lose him...
But... I regret to confess, there were moments I'd forget he was following us and I'd zoom off... until I remembered and saw him way off in the distance behind me...
So I'd pull back into the right lane, behind big trucks, decrease my speed, and wait.
Even though there were moments I accidentally increased our distance, there was never a time I couldn't at least see him.
We were tethered together.
And in this season of transition, this was a powerful reminder for me... for all 13 hours...
SLOW DOWN.
Be with Jesus.
He is always near.
If it weren't for my lack of patience while driving, it would actually be a very easy task to stay close to the U-Haul because you can always SEE it.
In comparison, sometimes it's more challenging for me to remain tethered to God because I cannot actually see Him. But in His kindness, He continues to provide physical reminders of His goodness.
In my last week before leaving for camp, I was surrounded by those physical reminders...
My family coming together in ATL, sharing a meal together and just hanging out!
A final Sunday at Rock Creek and Pastor Eric taking the time to pray for me!
BAM Finale lunch with some really really awesome women of God in our church!
Waffle House breakfast with the roommates!
A Lookouts Game with the Vosses and one last Bluegrass Grill breakfast with Adeline!
Debbie hosting and cooking breakfast for my mom, Jake and me, despite it being a long week!
Change is something I know will always be difficult for me (not to mention physical change of my hair being cut WAY TOO short right now). I have heard the line, "change is the one constant in this life." And as I experience more transitions / moves, I am beginning to learn that the one constant of change is God's goodness and provision. He has never failed me, no matter how fearful I might have been,
Whether Athens, Greenville, and now Chattanooga, I am thankful for the ways God has stretched me and surrounded me with people that have made me better.
And I know the same will be true in Houston!
May I rest in the truth that the U-Haul may have been full of my earthly possessions, but the true One we are tethered to is full of our eternal treasures! And those are what truly matter.
And I long for Heaven for allllll my people to be together. Amen!
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