as i was texting a sweet friend today, i realized something: God has done a huuuuuuuuuuge work in my life (huuuuuuuuuuge reminds me of a story this same friend told me about our old pastor saying "huuuuuuuuuuge with multiple uuuuuu's!!!). my friend stephanie is getting ready to move to illinois with her husband so that they can attend school. stephanie and her husband sean are very close to aaron and i: they were in our wedding, were our neighbors at one point, and have shared in some of the most intimate times of ministry with us (steph and i went to india together and sean and aaron went to haiti). i've been thinking about them a lot since just three months ago we made the move to grand junction. i know how stressful and expensive and stresssful moving is, having done it so recently. i know how moving changes you, changes the way you respond, how you think, and especially how you feel. but that is only if you allow such a big change to dictate your life.
our first month in gj, i battled major depression. i constantly cried, yearning and longing to be back in california. i constantly questioned whether we made the right decision and my joy and happiness was fully dependent on my circumstance. today, as i checked in with stephanie and she asked how things were going in colorado, something clicked.
i'm happy full of joy.
God is good.
He satisfies and is our contentment.
we are full and overflowing with the sweet taste of waiting.
while we long for the day we move back to southern california, to the sunny beaches and friends and family, we are treasuring this time in colorado. we are admiring the beauty of the mountains and the rarity of being away from everything. i'm in awe of the way He works and softens our hearts.
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