So far so good in Nashville! I can’t believe I’ve been here over a month now! I love the city. It’s just enough southern comfort with all the perks of a big city! The Lord has already blessed me in so many ways. I’ve been blown away by how many great people I’ve already been able to meet and hang out with. The body of Christ here appears to be doing it big! There are so many options and opportunities for service and growth! I’m so thankful for many small comforts He’s sent my way that have made the transition easier.
Work has been muy loco. I am the primary service provider SLP for 3 different schools. One elementary, one middle, and one high school. I have been warned to not be in halls when classes change and some other bits of advice for safety. But honestly my kids are great. I know many of them come from rough backgrounds so I’m pretty excited to just be able to love on some kiddos. So far the only threat has been from a 3 year old that told me he was going to kick my you know what. My elementary is like a little international school! There are more than 25 different languages represented! There are so many children from so many different walks of life and I love that I have the opportunity to serve the whole world right here in one little school in the heart of Nashville!
The last few years of my life have been highly stressful and it sometimes feels like I’m just not getting a break. But I know the Lord is using every moment. I have been learning that even when we wrestle with the certainty of what the Lord wants us to do-where we should go, if this is the right job, etc. that when we expect the Lord to show up on our behalf, He will defeat all the doubts and fears. Sometimes all we can do is seek the Lord the best we know how and cling to the promise that we are backed by a mighty God who is for us and never leaves us. I heard at a church I visited on Sunday that if we’ll move out on a “maybe” that He can transform our “maybe” into a miracle. In 1 Sam. 14 Jonathan was not 100% sure of what the Lord wanted him to do but he took a chance and made a move. He knew that the Lord was sovereign over the situation and trusted that God had his back! If God is for us, who can be against us? Jonathan and his armor bearer defeated the Philistines and sent them into a “great panic” (v.15) which is literally a “trembling of God” suggesting divine intervention!
So, even though why I am here is still not completely clear all I can do is do my best at living out Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work heartily as for the Lord and not for men..” and trust that He’s got my back! I have moved out on a “maybe” and trust that the Lord will turn a maybe into a miracle!
“My whole life is yours, I give it all
Surrendered to you name
And forever I will pray
Have your way, have your way.”-Hillsong Arms Open Wide
To all my buddies..please come visit SOON!! Love and miss you all!
Stac
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