NUMBER 10...
Finding myself where I was at, at Manly beach.
I had recently arrived to Australia about a month earlier and was having a real homesick moment. I remember thinking when I got to the area that I would be staying in all year, “I didn’t sign up for this.” It was no where near the beach like I had anticipated. Sydney was a much bigger place than I had pictured in my mind... I decided to head off to Manly Beach to explore, and while my first choice is definitely to not be alone, I decided to venture off. I found myself boarding the bus, train and ferry by myself with only a backpack of belongings. I was literally pretty full of fear. So, I get to Manly beach and don’t know what to do. I have a semi freak out moment like, “what did I actually just do and why am I at this beach alone?” It was starting to get dark... so I made the decision to stay over night [because I hadn’t even seen the beach.] I was praying that God would kind of take me on an adventure, so when I walked up to a hotel right off the beach I figured it was all full for the night. But no, there was one room available for one person. I took it. I enjoyed a slice of pizza for dinner and then sat in my hotel room and prayed, and just let God love me, it was just me and God and I was writing in my journal and singing...and wow what a special night of God just speaking into my heart...Every unmet expectation that I had experienced over the past month, every unplanned moment, every planned moment, the good and the bad...
Such a monumental moment for me in Australia. I was finally able to get away and be in the quiet and I don’t think I’ve ever been quite the same since that moment. A very real moment of God saying, “I see you, I brought you here, I know you...I won’t leave you.”
Yeah.
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