Saw a lot of people I really love today and had a great time at the beach with some of the Dominican crew. Rode bikes around town late tonight, and was reminded how I'm not going to see some of the most important people to me for a really long time. Angela and Per will be in Texas till they come home by the time I get back and Ben will probably be out west. All the kids I've grown up with will be away at college.
At the same time, it'll be a really good chance for me to grow, way more than college. I won't have the option of quitting or taking a break and going home. I'm in it for the long run. It's like being a christian. You can't decide when and where you want to show God's love, live what you believe; it's an everyday kinda thing. I think that's something I could work on, following God everyday, every hour, every minute of my life.
I got prayer for the DR trip wednesday, and they told me God has pretty sweet stuff for me, but I need to let go of childish things. I need to mature. I feel like that's not so much an issue when I'm overseas or doing 'mission work', but it needs to be my normal life. I need to live like a child of God my entire life, not just when it's beneficial or convenient. God's not convenient. It's not going to be easy, people won't always like me; but God loves me and you know what? No matter what happens here on earth the most important part is that I am a child of God and I'm going to spend eternity with Him.
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