"Welcome to Georgia!" I saw these signs everywhere as I arrived back in the US with the 21 other people I just spent the last two months in Kenya with.
This was my second time in East Africa.
It was not anything like the first time I was there.
My team was completely new.
The ministries were completely new.
The church was completely new.
The entire experience was completely new.
And that's what I needed.
The Lord gave me newness in all areas this summer in order to break expectations I didn't even know I had.
So long I have been living under the rule of expectations, constantly trying to live up to what I think or what others think is required of me.
The Lord asked me to go on this trip not to continue to live under the rule of expectations, but to experience freedom from them and relish in knowing the Lord has made me sufficient.
As long as I do what God has asked of me, I have done enough.
It took me a while to realize this, and not without the wise words of my co-leaders, but I was able to step into this with confidence through the course of the summer.
I ended this last semester in the freedom God has given me, without expectations, and in anticipation of what He has next. This ending transfers over as the beginning of this upcoming semester, and I cannot wait to see what else the Lord will walk me into if this beginning is already so good.
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