- A nomadic life of travel, writing, and serving in other countries.
- The stable life with my own home, husband, and a job that is exactly what I dream of.
Right now, I have neither.
Right now, I'm a work-in-progress.
When I think of a work in progress, I think of the construction zones that I walk by on my way to work every day. That place is annoying. There is always dirt everywhere, it's loud, and sometimes they even block the sidewalk for who-knows-what reason so I'm forced to find another way, and it doesn't even look like they'll be done any time soon. On top of that, with most construction zones, I always feel like eyes are on me as I walk by. I'm just not a fan.
That's pretty much what I feel like life is like right now. I'm in this in-between stage of construction where everything is a work-in-progress. I'm almost done with grad-school, but I still have two semesters to go, so no dream job yet. I'm going out on dates here-and-there, but no official relationship, so no husband. I have to work, so I can't travel as much as I would like, so no nomad life yet, but I'm also not settled. I don't know where I'm going or where I'll end up, but I also know people are watching and waiting to see what happens next. Which is a question I ask every day, because I don't know. All I know, is that I have to just keep going, keep working.
There are days where that question weighs heavy on my heart, but then there are days where I remember the promise that God gave me. "I'll take care of you." He has shown that to me at my lowest points. His Word serves as a reminder, that he'll take care of me.
26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Matthew 6:26-27, 34So I don't know which life I'll end up living, or even how long this construction phase will last, but I do know that if I focus on it one day at a time, trusting God, and working hard, then I might just get through zone. I might just find a life that I haven't even thought of, but God did, and He planned it perfectly (it's what He does).
So even though I have to walk through the construction zone every day, there is something that I can look forward. See, the construction zone will one day be a Trader Joes, and from what I hear about Trader Joes, it just might be worth the all of the dirt and noise.
