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You know the number of my days5/18/2023 In Psalm 90, Moses addresses the transience of the human life. Always thinking about where I’m supposed to be. Much of my early 20’s were spent in constant turmoil. Only recently have I slowly begun to understand the cost and freedom of surrender. “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Did I hear God wrong? Did I pray the wrong prayers? Each year of my early twenties was filled with constant questioning, worry and comparison to everyone else around me. Each season was filled with seemingly closed doors, disappointing detours, and personal struggles with relationships and my own selfishness. But in all honesty, the journey of recognizing and trusting God’s sovereignty through all of these seasons was incredibly difficult. Looking back now, I can confidently say these experiences are undeniable markers of God’s faithfulness in my life. I got married at 25 and am now expecting a beautiful baby girl at age 28. program at UCLA when I was 24 years old and am still in the process of finishing. My summers were filled with leading mission teams to disciple and teach children at a local elementary school in Mexico. Upon graduating from college, I worked at charter schools in Los Angeles for three years. I never moved abroad or even made it to the East Coast. Needless to say, almost none of the plans I was so sure of came to fruition. Sure, there could be some setbacks here and there, but I was mistakenly confident that this was what God had in store for me. I was fully convinced this was God’s plans for the next decade of my life. by 28, get married, and have my first child by the time I’m 30. program on the East Coast to write about my experiences and make some sort of groundbreaking contribution to the field of education that would change entire communities and, hopefully, nations. After graduating, I planned to move to China and teach in an orphanage until I was 24. In college, I had the next ten years of my life mapped out.
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