Easy versus Right

I have spent the evening packing, and honestly feel as if I'm really making some headway. You would think a short, single gal wouldn't have a lot of stuff to pack, but I do. I will say that the move I made almost 4 months ago has been quite a blessing. I have thrown out stuff, taken stuff to Goodwill, and recycled paper. I will admit, I didn't do as much as I had hoped in the past several months, but I have less than I did. Karen told me the night I moved in here to purge out my closet, and I have done that!

It's amazing to me how much I fought the move for so long. I kept thinking, "If I can make it until July, I can avoid moving twice." That's just human nature, I believe. We always want the easy route. I know I do. I'll look at a situation and say, "Okay, what's the easiest way to solve this problem?" What I have learned is that God doesn't always want "easy", he wants what is RIGHT.

I have learned so much about myself in the past 4 months, and I needed this step to get to the next step in my life. All evening I have thought, "This is my last Friday here in the apartment. One week from tonight we load the truck, and two weeks from now I'll be up North."

Wow.

Six years ago this month I walked into IHOP-KC and wanted to move up there.

Now that dream is coming true.

In many ways, the past four months have been hard. And in many other ways, I have been happier than I have been in years.

God knew I would be here.
Today.
Now.

It kinda boggles the mind if you try and wrap your mind around it, but we're not supposed to be able to do that. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any point in living by faith.

"Faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1

I don't know what the next step looks like, but I know what I'm hoping for and praying for, and faith is to believe in what we do not see. It's not going to be EASY, but it is going to be God's Will for my life, and that's what matters.

I know that God isn't going to let me down, and it's going be an adventure that I wouldn't trade for all the money in the world...

Life.
Is.
Good.