Two years ...

A couple calendars later and my life is on a completely different path than I ever thought possible. 

I used to get a regular paycheck. Now I rely on donations to support my cost of living.
I used to work in a high-stress environment. Now I live and work in a community of people who value relationships above productivity.
I used to focus too much on what I wanted. Now most of my time is spent serving others.
I used to call Canada home. Now I live in Australia.
I used to do life on my own. Now Christ gets the say in everything I do.

The final point, that God is Lord of my life, is why everything has changed so dramatically, and so amazingly at the same time. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not been a magical or simple journey. There are many times when I feel overwhelmed by life…that there is just too much do to every day…that my decisions have altered my life too much that I’ll not get to reach the dreams (marriage, motherhood, a home, a legacy) that I’ve longed for a long time.

But, I know God is good.

He’s especially good to those who love and fear Him. I used to think that fearing God had something to do with being afraid. Which, in some ways it is, because God is one big and powerful dude! But it’s more fearing Him as an act of obedience and love. Because I love God, I want to please Him, the same way I want to make my own earthly parents proud of what I do with my life. Because I love God, I choose to ask Him what His plans are for my life, even my day. Because I know God loves me, I trust that what He asks or allows is for the best.   

I am so floored by the good work God has done in and through me in just two years time. It`s all I can do to keep from getting overly eager to find out where He takes me and grows me for the next two years, twenty year, and beyond.

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The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today. Deuteronomy 6:24 (NIV)