Relearning to Trust

It has been over a week I have called Arizona my home

One week since I moved out of my place of comfort

One week since I said goodbye to my family

One week since we drove 22 hours to my new home

"See, I am doing a new thing! 

Now it springs up, do you not perceive it? 

I am making a way in the desert..."

Isaiah 43:19  

The past couple days I have experienced weather I have never seen

Lightening storms that take up the whole sky 

Thunder that shakes the house

Sandstorms that blow over an entire city

I sit outside in 100 degree weather and I don't want to rush inside

I want to feel the heat

I want to hear the gentle winds blowing and see clouds darkening

A storm must be coming in

Surprisingly, I feel at home

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go, 

I will counsel you and watch over you.

Psalm 33:8

Why am I so "surprised" that I feel at home?

I knew this move was coming

I knew it was coming a year ago, I just didn't know where

The Lord prepared me for this change

He took the year to teach me, mold me, transform me and my heart for this

He has provided a heart that is at peace regardless of not having a job

He has provided a heart that is calm regardless of not knowing where I will live

He has provided a heart that finds beauty in the heat, the desert and hills

He has provided a heart that is brave to seek out new friends

He has provided a confidence to attend a new church by myself s 

He has provided

The Lord has provided many doors for me down here

However, the most challenging part right now is relearning to trust Him

See, my life was easy in Seattle

I had my friends close

 I had my family closer

I had a steady job

I knew where I would be living 

Right now, I have none of that 

I have no other choice but to TRUST Him

Trust Him when the future looks unknown

Trust Him to provide... even the smallest details

Trust Him He will keep His promises

My Grace is sufficient for you - 2 Cor. 12:9

God is faithful, He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear-  1 Cor. 10:13

He gives VICTORY- 1 Cor. 10:57 

He works everything for the good for those who love Him- Romans 8:28 

The peace which transcends all understanding- Phil. 4:7 

Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give the desires of your heart- Psalm 37:4 

The Lord has reminded me that my perspective on this new chapter needs to be bigger and broader

I am not down here to create a new comfortable and convenient life

I am here because the Lord has a plan for me here

He has placed dreams and visions in me that seem overwhelming and terrifying

But I will keep moving forward because trusting Him is all I can do 

I will keep moving forward because I know when we go through a storm, being uncomfortable, a change or tough situation, we are met with divine purpose at the end

I am trusting Him that this small act of obedience will open up big doors to my divine purpose

If you are faithful in little things, 

you will be faithful in large ones

Luke 16:10

So, how am I doing?

Really well 

I am finding my own life down here in the desert

I am finding beauty in the heat, desert, mountains and hills

I found a gym I love and already have a few workout pals

I have loved driving and discovering new places around Phoenix
I am meeting up with new connections and friends 

I have found a church I love to worship at and hope to get involved

It only has been a week but feels like more 

I don't know how I will feel in a month or a year

But I do know, when I start to get lonely, I will trust Him

When I start to feel homesick, I will trust Him

When I start to feel lost, I will trust Him

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