Sometimes in a bowl full of oranges an apple feels out of place.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Day 1
My name is Lindley and I am a recent graduate of George Fox University. Turns out my life is looking much differently than I had pictured in my head. I thought after I graduated I would move as far away from Newberg as I could. By this time, a month after graduation, I pictured myself living in a foreign country working for women's empowerment or disaster relief. Turns out this is far from what happened. Here I am still living in Newberg and looking for a job. I daily fight against feeling trapped, trying to trust that I am where I am supposed to be. Trying to be at peace with the fact that I have committed to staying in one place for a year.
This period of waiting has inspired me to take the 365 Day Challenge. Though it is not the beginning of the year it is the beginning of an unknown time for me. Where I am feeling like I need to stop, pause and rest. After going non-stop for the past eight years of my life I'm not sure that I know how to rest. My favorite verse since childhood has been Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." So here I am trying to trust and not lean on my own understanding once again. Let the journey begin!
This period of waiting has inspired me to take the 365 Day Challenge. Though it is not the beginning of the year it is the beginning of an unknown time for me. Where I am feeling like I need to stop, pause and rest. After going non-stop for the past eight years of my life I'm not sure that I know how to rest. My favorite verse since childhood has been Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." So here I am trying to trust and not lean on my own understanding once again. Let the journey begin!
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