I am volunteering at our church's VBS this week. What a chaotic, tiring and AMAZING experience this has been!! Although this sounds cheesy, I really felt like I was "called" to do this. I usually get nervous trying these new experiences, but not so much this time. I know this is something that I will make a priority to participate in every year! Just maybe not the preschool - age kids. Jeez - talk about lots of little people full of energy!!
I feel myself changing. Years ago, prior to Brady and all those issues, I had a moment. A personal moment in which I never want to talk about in detail, but just when I needed him the most, God was there for me. I knew right then and there that I would always choose to follow God as my Father and Jesus as my Savior. My life would reflect the saying 'Faith Family Friends'. Slowly over the years, I have wanted to learn more about my Faith and WANTED it to be a priority in my life. Lately, I have been wondering if I have missed my calling in life. I feel like there is so much more I could be doing to help others. And I really admire the energy and faith that the student ministers and leaders have. They are phenomenal and nothing that I was able to experience growing up. It makes me super excited to think about the experiences Brady will hopefully get to experience at our church as he grows up!!!
But anyways - back to finding your calling in life. This series, we have learned that our lives have an upper and lower story. The upper story is God's plan for your life. The lower story is your day to day life. You may have struggles and unhappiness in your day to day life and wonder why God lets these things happen, but God is picking pieces of your lower story and placing them in his upper story for your life. God is always at work in my life. I know this. So tonight....... it felt as if things were working together towards my upper story..... Our church supports Restoring Hope International (and orphanage created to provide homes and education to 13 children right now). Two of their workers came to talk about why the kids were raising money through VBS. As it turns out, he grew up in Carroll and we were neighbors with his cousins. We recognized each other!! To say this experience was amazing was an understatement. To hear about this safe home/school/care they are providing to these children, to know that they picked up and moved to Africa to serve this need, to know him, to hear their enthusiasm. It was truly powerful and here is what I am feeling - I felt "called" to help teach VBS. This "calling" put me at my church during a time where these speakers were there. Let alone someone from my home town. Something is working here. I don't know what it is, but I can feel it. It could be something as simple as I have finally found an organization that I can focus on. Whatever it was, I was meant to be at VBS to be there for their presentation. Wow.....
