I've been out of school for about 3 weeks now and it is finally starting to feel like summer! This summer, things will be pretty calm. First, I'm spending 3 weeks in Mechanicsburg, PA, to take classes at a ministry school. Then I will be taking summer classes at my local community college. I'll also be volunteering with the ambulance on the side.
I'm pretty excited for everything that my summer entails, but honestly for the past couple of weeks I've also been a little dissatisfied. Last summer, by this time, I would have been in Africa. I would have also been looking forward to my trip to Guyana. I got to travel so much last year, and this summer I'm stuck here in America. At the same time, so many of my friends are traveling! I have at least two friends in Europe right now, and one friend in South Korea. Furthermore, every time I talk to someone it seems as if they are planning their next trip out of the Country, while I am planning nothing. I was extremely frustrated for a while. The wanderlust was really getting to me. But even in this discontented state, I felt God telling me to be satisfied with where I am right now. I know that I can't travel all the time and that I need periods of rest. However, I do not like to rest, so this takes some getting used to. This summer is not exactly what I desired, but it is important nonetheless. The ministry school I am going to will prepare me so much for my future life as a missionary. In addition, the summer class I am taking will be very helpful for my school career. Also, having a calm summer allows me to work a little and save up for future trips. I'm looking forward to growing closer to God this summer and finding rest in Him. I am learning that I need to be satisfied at every stage of my life, even when things don't go the way I think they should. In Philippians, Paul talks about being content "in any and every situation." God is definitely teaching me this and I am glad He is! "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength." ~Philippians 4:12-13
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