You know, I have referred to myself as a "spiritual Dory" before (which will only mean something to you if you've seen "Finding Nemo"), yet I am always surprised when I prove my own point. I KNOW God's faithfulness. I have experienced, felt, heard of, and witnessed His love, mercy, and provision. So why should it surprise me? Well, as irritated as I tend to get with myself about that, I also wonder if maybe that too is how God works. If catching me by surprise just adds to the joy I find in how God works in my life. Y'all, it's just so cool!
I was reminded just how cool it is today. Today we had a conference call with some of the other interns. I was able to connect with the intern on the Ireland team that I hadn't been able to connect with yet. Turns out, she's also out of college and the same age as I am. I know this may sound weird, but I had been a little worried that if the other interns were all college aged I would feel out of place or end up being the den mother of the group. I had been praying for a change of heart attitude and that I would stop worrying about it and just entrust it to God. Well, this intern is my age. We graduated from high school the same year. AND she also teaches preschool. How cool is that? I never expected that prayer to be answered in this way. I understood it to be a pretty rare thing for a summer intern not to be in college. But, this is how God decided to work.
Also during the call, I shared a story about a fundraising experience. The coach in charge of the call said if I hadn't already, I needed to share that with the group on Facebook. I posted the story this evening and within an hour had a comment from another intern. She lives in the same state and we have a bunch of mutual friends. She wanted to know if I went to church where she does. AND I DO! I have never met this girl before, but it is a large church. I am so excited to have this new connection and someone local to share the preparations for the field with.
It's been a cool day. It's been the kind that makes me wonder how many times I can use the word cool in one blog post before it's rendered meaningless. So yes, I am still a spiritual Dory, but that's okay. Where I in my imperfection am frustrated by that in myself, I serve a perfect God who delights in me, His often scatterbrained and forgetful daughter, and in surprising and blessing me. It's been a good day. Thank you, Abba.
