Sunday, April 26, 2015

He has Carried Me Through



             


Wow. Finals week of spring 2015, I can hardly believe I made it. What a journey this year has been. It feels like it has gone by agonizingly slow and yet in the blink of an eye. Funny the way time passes, so slowly and then all at once, that you have a hard time grasping the change. I am completing a school year of trials. I started the year in probably the most horrible place someone could begin a school year, however I am ending the school year a much stronger individual. I am still in shock. How could I possibly be here in April 2015? Was I not just packing to come back to school for another school year yesterday? How has so much time passed since then? I simply can’t wrap my mind around it.

            Through the trials, so much good has come. I have made friends that I never would have had before. I learned what it is like to live in an apartment, and what it is like moving out of one. I learned that family can make some of your best friends. It’s okay to change and experience new kinds of things. Test out the waters. Take a risk. You might hate it, but you might love it. Life happens when you are willing to step out of your comfort zone. If you want to get a tattoo, get a tattoo. If you want to work at a summer camp all summer, do it. You are only going to grow if you challenge yourself to be more than you were yesterday. 

            You will only grow if you are nourished. I have been nourished this year. So much love has been poured out on me and so much life has sprouted. Yes, there were many days of drought. Yes, it was a very rough start. God has brought me here, He never left my side. On the many days of pain and anguish, he sent His love in the form of family, friends, and sunny afternoons. He has been faithful. He is allowing me to tell his story through my struggle, and I could not be more grateful.

            This year I found out who I am, without anyone else being part of that identity. I learned that my identity is found in the love of Christ, not in a relationship status. I learned that Kory isn’t static; she is dynamic and ever changing, ever growing. Kory is not predictable. She may even do things that are unexpected, and that is OK. Through the uncharted territory, I have found that there is so much more to life than what I originally thought. I don’t have to be what I planned for so many years. I can change my mind and try new things and make new plans. Life is not set in stone, and neither am I. God will not be finished shaping me until the day I meet him in the sky. I have my whole life to learn, try, experience, and live the life He has for me. How liberating it is to know that I am not stuck in one place, I am free to move about and see the world created by my God. How wonderful is it that I am not defined by a hometown, by a stereotype, by a boy. How beautiful is it that I am known as a child of God destined to live out His plan for me.

            As much as I would like to erase the pain and the trials of this school year, I most certainly would never want to lose the lessons I have learned. As I venture out into more uncharted territory as a camp counselor for the summer, I know God will use my experience for His glory. My experience will relate to campers who need to see the love of Christ. He makes all things work together for my good, and for others. He has nourished my soul and shown me hope. Junior year at Corban University was anything but easy, but it was worth it. Praise Jesus for His unending mercy and love, and his footprints in the sand. He has carried me through.

4 comments:

  1. I'm very proud of you, my friend.

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  2. I couldn't agree more with Kyle. Me too!! It has been said in various ways that happy times pass way too fast, and hurting times pass way too slow. But they all pass....and how wonderful that you have used the passing to grow and mature into a Godly adult. I'm so glad that God made you our special blessing.

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