A Season of Abundance

Six months ago I was sitting in my dorm room crying out to God. I remembered asking Him the question of “Haven’t I been faithful to you?”. Sitting in my room constantly repeating that question with my hands lifted up to Him I felt like the season I was in was dry. I had applied to work at The Gathering Place around November but I didn’t think any of it. I felt like it would be something I would enjoy doing but I never had the thought of God calling me to a completely different season. As time grew closer for me to come down to Georgia I continued to dwell on the thought of not knowing where I was going. For so long I had always thought that my plans and Gods plans were aligned and on the same page. As this internship grew closer and closer in time I felt scared to go. For a few days I was even angry that God would call me away from something I was so comfortable in doing. In this dry season I constantly meditated on the scripture

“By Having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in His set apart ones”. — Ephesians 1:18

Reading this verse I struggled with understanding and knowing the hope for which He has called me. Fast forward to the second day of my internship here at The Gathering Place I found myself on the beach watching the sun rise. In that time of watching the light permeate all dark corners of the ocean Gods truth became understanding, and his plans became clear. The reason why I was sitting in a dry season for so long was because I was comfortable there. God had been calling me for so long, but my heart was deaf to His voice and blind to His plans.

Since I have been here this Summer as a GP Intern God has been forcing me to step out into waters of the unknown where His faith will guide me. My heart has been soften to those in the community I have come to known, and faith has been what I cling to, rely on, and hold in everything I have done and continue to do this summer. Not only have I been blessed to have a small group of 10th grade boys who challenge me everyday to be an example of Christ, but also blessed to have leaders in place who has changed my view and outlook of the world. The season I was in before coming here was dry, but the season God has brought into now has an abundant flow of his presence that I drink from every single day. For I am no longer sitting in the sand but jumping head first into the rivers.