One Week

I am one week away from leaving for Kenya. This past winter I could not get Kenya out of my head. I would look back at pictures of my trip or receive email updates from full-time friends there and something in me would stir. "I really miss Kenya, I want to go back." Camp was going to be at a new location, my soul sister (Amanda!) was returning to work, lots of exciting things happening there. So He told me "Go, just go." And of course I had to come up with a million reasons not to go, a million reasons I needed to stay where I am. I am happy where I am. I love my home and my friends and my job. But it got to a point where I couldn't wake, eat, or sleep without thinking about being in Kenya. So I finally listened to Him, "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything." And He will won't He? Why do we second guess Him? Why do we try to reason with Him?

I am starting to sense the "seasons" of life. I never want to live in a long, grey, boring timeline of existence. Just as the seasons change so do the seasons of my life and heart. And the amazing thing is that there are much more than just four. I am learning to take life season by season. Not always anticipating the next, but being fully alive in the present. The name of my blog is "Considering Lilies." Jesus told us to "consider the lilies of the field..." He made them beautiful and He made them to be beautiful. It is not a lily's job to worry or toil, a lily's job is to be a lily. When I get wrapped up in what comes next or start to worry about tomorrow I have to stop and let Him remind me. He made me Lindsay and all He wants me to be is His Lindsay. To bloom where I am planted. This season I'll be blooming in Kenya. Thanks so much for wanting to join me.

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