The Lord faithfully affirmed three passions—His glory among
the nations, writing, and teaching God’s Word, but I had set each affirmation
aside as an isolated instance and failed to process them as the answer to my
prayers.
As we searched for a new church home, almost every church
visited mentioned something about God’s heart for the nations. My heart would
burn within me and with such intensity it became difficult to not sob out loud.
But since the experiences didn’t happen back-to-back, but spread out over four
months I didn’t instantly connect it.
Over the summer, I had a clear sense God wanted me to return
to a more consistent season of writing, but I wasn’t sure how to best pursue
that path. Out of fear of the failure and the unknown, I wondered if I should
spend my time in other ways. But when I doubted I could cultivate my own
writing skills in meaningful ways, God would bring someone along to encourage
me to stay the course or remind me how much joy writing brings to my own heart.
This fall, women from different seasons of life pulled me
aside to thank me for sharing a particular insight. At first I didn’t think
much of it, but when it continued to happen week after week I tucked it away as
a confirmation God wanted to use this for His glory somehow.
Without a Christian
friend to speak into my life, I may have missed how God was leading. God could
have used a different way to help me see what I was overlooking, but even in
transition He used the Christian community I have.
While I do not know how these three passions will be used
for God’s glory, I am grateful for Christian friends who invest into my life and
help me process how God is at work. I
can trust God has a plan without the need to try to figure it all out. Even though I don’t know how it will all unfold I will trust Him.