“Finding Peace in the Waiting”(GOD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN YOU)

Two weeks ago I moved into my first apartment.


Two years ago I moved to NC from Florida.


Three years ago was the last time I went on a missions trip.


I am currently in a chapter of my life that is brand new for me in so many ways and I’m excited to see all that God is up to.

For those of you who don't know - God first called me to the mission field when I was ten years old! God sent me on my first missions trip when I was 19. From the ages of 19-21 God sent me to different nations on mission trips as well as different ministry schools to receive training. It was an incredible time filled with life changing memories in the making as well as a lot of lessons I had to learn.


I learned so many things about who God is and how much He loves us. I learned about the hospitable and resilient spirit of both Ukrainians and Russians. I fell in love for my first time (with Russia and Ukraine!) and I learned about my identity in Christ!


The last three years I've been on a bit of a sabbatical from missions as God led me to North Carolina. It has been a blessing to live here in so many ways ! I have been able to attend a church that I absolutely love and I've also been growing in a hospitality career. God has been teaching me so much even HERE as I wait for Him to show me His plans for me regarding missions.


It hasn't always been easy. I made mistakes hearing from God and I saw the doors close this year to opportunities I thought God was leading me to. But you know what? I have learned almost as much through those "mistakes" as I have from the times where God was clearly saying to me "Go."


It's through those mistakes I learned about blooming where I'm planted.
It's through those doors closing that I learned about the different doors God was opening and the fact it has to happen through HIM and not through my own making!


The beginning of this year I really thought I knew where God was leading me but the truth is I was going by what He did in the past and not by what He is up to now!


I am learning that God will always take care of me and He will always be with me and that the doors He's opening for other people is not Him forgetting about me.


If you are currently waiting on God - no matter where it is you feel called to go- in Him you'll find your truest home. In Him, you'll find the ability to adapt to change and to the places He'll call you to.


He does have amazing plans for you. He has not forgotten you.


This new home He has provided for me is teaching me so much His faithfulness and graciousness and the fact that it was in the middle that He was preparing me what He has for me now as well as for whats to come. So, my friend, I know what it's like to feel restless in the middle. I know what it's like to feel hopeless. I know what it's like to feel abandoned. I have had to learn to keep leaning on God and speaking His Word over my life instead of believing what the enemy will try to say.


You have purpose even here in your waiting. Don't give up.

​“But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭12:7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

““Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭49:15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬



love,
Emily


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