Wow….
November was a whirlwind of a month. 2 retreats, my first ever mission trip, and thanksgiving break meant that every weekend had something new in store. Safe to say there was a reason this blog came out 6 days after it was due
This isn’t to say that November was bad. Quite the opposite in fact. Its just one of those months that I’ll have to process and reflect on for the rest of the program. I’m the kind of person that lives in my head a lot. If you ever ask me what’s been occupying my mind recently, and really want to listen, prepare for an entire improvised podcast of a response. If I say nothing, that probably means I’ve been moving too fast to consciously be aware of what’s been on my mind. For the Nicaragua trip alone, my mentor asked my to type a reflection on my experience and it ended up being 10 pages long double spaced, or about the length of an average college essay. Even that felt short winded for all God has been teaching me, challenging me, and encouraging me this past month. Its been stressful, but that’s a good thing. I’ve been pushed to love deeper than I am comfortable with, start conversations when I’m afraid meet new friends, listen without judgment when I’ve been convinced my own way is better, and leave behind my sense of autonomy over my life trusting that God has been holding me through it all. So forgive me for this abnormally short blog, but I need more time to think things over with the Lord. I’m not quite in the stage where I can put words all that I’m feeling, but I know that God is stirring something, and I’m excited to see what it is.
-Elijah