I've been home in the 204 for just over a day now. For some reason, being home always feels drastically different when you've been gone for some time. A huge part of me really doesn't want to be at home right now, because that huge part is still in Quebec with those people who have become a very routine part of my life. But I suppose there's a part of me that wants to be home because I just want to continue on with life. There's some exciting stuff.
I came up with this little saying as a help for when I missed the people at bible school a lot: "Unless you've finished the book, when you end a chapter a new one begins. And you anticipate when you will find the characters from the ending chapter in the future ones. I believe that goodbye is never truly goodbye when you follow Christ, it's just see you soon."
God reminded me through my bible reading last night that He doesn't ever change. I was reading in Luke 12, and Jesus was speaking to the crowds about intrepreting the signs for the end. And, once again, I was struck by this because God has really been teaching me about Himself and what the end actually means in Him. He's been teaching me that one of the things I need to hope in is His return. Anyway, while I was reading this passage and was taken aback because God was continuing to teach me what I had already been learning at Capernwray. I guess, I should've expected it... I mean, just because I changed locations doesn't mean the lessons I'm learning change. So, through this, God reminded me that even though my locations, my circumstances, my emotions, my financial state, and everything else may change, He never ever does. He's the same God through and through.
Another thing that God reminded me on this morning was that He does it all. I was reading in Exodus 6 and I was amazed by how many "I will's" and "I promised's" and "I have's" that were in this passage. Even if I'm approaching a situation that I don't think I can even handle and when I think about it for too long I end up feeling very overwhelmed... God's got it. He will. He promised. And He has.
I have no reason not to trust Him.
