I'll be honest. This leaving thing? Going to live in a different country for years? It's not easy, at least, not for me. As the time gets closer for us to leave, I haven't doubted whether it's the right thing to do - whether we're following God's plan for our lives. His direction has been clear - at times, astonishingly clear. But I have found myself giving in to fear - fear of the unknown, of saying goodbye to (and living without) the familiar. Fear of so many things. Yet, in the midst of this, it seems that lately, every time I read a blog, listen to the radio, hear a sermon, worship in song - I have been bombarded with God's messages - poignant, tailored tidbits that cut to the quick of who I am and what I'm experiencing. A few nights ago, God's message for me was through a pastor, speaking to a group of people. He said, "The opposite of fear is not courage. It's faith." Courage suggests something I have or find inside myself - faith is all about what I know God is going to do.
One song that keeps finding me at God-appointed times is Hillsong's "Oceans":
"Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior."
