And just like that it is already the last day of 2014. It's crazy how fast this past year has gone and all that the year held. In the last 365 days, I finished a 60 page research paper on my philosophy of ministry in the context of an urban after school program, graduated from college, saw one of my best friends get married, worked at VCBC for the summer in multiple positions, and then moved to Colorado and started my internship at Flatirons Community Church. To say that this year has been busy would be an understatement.
This past year has been a year in which I have had to put my faith in God's plan on the first burner. Starting 2014 not know what was in store for after graduation to then knowing what was in store and having to put full faith that I was following the call that God placed on my heart to spend a summer at camp and then the following 11 months in Colorado. To say the least I'm incredibly thankful that God gave me clarity in times where I didn't know and courage during times of doubt. Now that I've lived in Colorado for four months I've started my own routine. I've made new friends, started new habits, gotten rid of some bad habits, and all the way have had to trust that God is with me each step of this journey called life.
I'm very excited to say that during the last stretch of my internship I will be focusing on West Campus Kids and Elementary at Lafayette Campus. I'm so excited that I get the opportunity to see God work in two different areas of Colorado. I'm excited to be a part of the tight knit community that is the West Campus team as well as be a part of a bigger community at Lafayette. I'm excited to take some initiative in reaching out to the young adult leaders within Kids Ministry and to have the opportunity to teach more at the West Campus.
As excited as I am to be a part of the work that God is doing here at Flatirons it was very hard to come back after such an amazing time at home, in Wheaton. After lots of thinking and some conversations I have realized that I didn't want to come back because I didn't want to go back to the unfamiliar. In Wheaton I can drive the streets and know where I'm going and how long it will take me to get from point A to point B. In Wheaton I know people and the people know me. In Wheaton I'm comfortable and feel safe. In Colorado I feel safe and comfortable within my living situations but within the everyday job I walk in with this feeling of uncertainty that keeps me from being completely comfortable. Which has been a good and a bad thing. I know that I'm not called to be comfortable. Nowhere in Scriptures does God promise that I will be comfortable but with my uncomfortableness I have to trust that He will be my comforter. The last four months have made me trust more in what He has in store for me than ever before. I do know that over the past four months I have formed a family with my Flatirons community. If it were not for them and the prayer team I have at home and the faith that I have in Jesus. I would not have been able to step onto the plane that took me back to Denver on the first of the year.
In this next year I already know that I will be pushed and stretched farther than I ever have before. I know that there will be times of uncertainty as I get closer to the internship end date in July. But I know in full confidence that God has a plan for me. I need to keep my eyes focused on Him and He will give me the clarity in need in times of uncertainty just as He has done in the past. I don't know if I will be here in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, or some other part of the country of even some other part of the globe. I do know that God knows and as long as I remain faithful to Him in 2015 that I will satisfied because I am going after Him. So, hello 2015! I hope that you will be another year of adventure as I seek to become more like Jesus with each passing day.
