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Friday, August 8, 2008

Fighting to swim

I have so many things to tell everyone about my trip, but there is one that I just can't wait to get off my chest.

I had so much stress and anxiety about this trip and had words spoken over me about how this was not just a vacation but that God was going to use me during it. I don't really see how, but part of that is because I kind of went crazy during the first half of the trip, and I feel like I messed things up. One of the things that God has spoken to me when praying about what happened and what is going to happen is that I can't be like Annanias and Sapphira and pretend that it is more than it was. I would love to be able to come home and say that I lived a hardcore sold out life amongst the contikis but in reality I didn't. I lived a mostly normal kind of shy Stacey sort of life with a few missteps along the way. I didn't commit any major sins so don't worry I am not coming home pregnant or anything, but I didn't grab this opportunity to live big for God by the horns and I am feeling some regrets.

I am fighting to finish this trip, I have wanted to leave for about a week now, but have stayed. I don't want to get all emo in the hotel lobby and my time is almost up so I will try to explain further later...

I may not be online again until I get home on Monday! (it is Sat. morning here)
two more nights and I come home!

3 comments:

Alexis said...

Just two more sleeps... Yay!

It the words of those great theologians, Super Chic[k]:

"To fall is not to fail
You fail when you don't try"

I'm proud of you for recognizing what you missed, and not setting up camp and dwelling in that place.

It's a process and you are firmly on the path God has set before you. Even with missteps... you are on His path.

:)

Hattie said...

I <3 you Stacey :)

Cassi said...

If we only have the will to walk, then God is pleased with our stumbles... CS Lewis....

So proud of you that even went - Me