Life Down Under

Destiny

I have just clocked in a few more hours of work, getting ready for the internship that starts in just over a week. For the first time in days, I feel like I'm starting to get my head around it all and like it's going to come together. No doubt this week will still be pretty insane, but I'm daring to think that maybe the worst of all the preparation is over. Maybe not. But it was a nice thought while it lasted.

Oh, and did I mention that we move into our new building at the end of the month?

As crazy busy as it all is, I do have to confess that I absolutely love this. I thrive on the challenge of taking something that is undefined and unplanned and that has many un-knowns and giving it structure and organization and putting all the pieces together so that the finished product runs smoothly and all the important bases are covered. I don't really know the technical term for all that I just described, but whatever "it" is, it sure is my power-alley. As "The Leadership Challenge" would say, this is one of those leadership experiences where I am feeling like I am at my "personal best". The preparation for this internship also has the added dimension that my leadership skills are being stretched and sharpened at every turn. With Aaron away in Korea, the onus falls on me to lead our team well, to make sure that everyone is on board with all that is happening, and to see to it that everything comes together with nothing (and no one!) falling through the cracks. Though I am feeling the weight of that responsibility, something in me resounds with the truth that I was made for this.

Of course, this is not all that I was made for. In fact, there are other times that I feel this sense much, much stronger. Like when I get to sit in the quiet of my room and simply love Jesus. Like this morning when I was leading worship in the prayer room. Like when I get to have cuddles with Taylor in bed in the morning because it's my day to stay home and be "mom". Like when our home is full of young men and women that we get to mentor in leadership and in life. The incredible thing is that in this season of my life, I continually find myself in these different settings where that familar phrase echoes inside me again, I was made for this. Truth is, I would be hard-pressed to come up with a job description that I'd like better than the one I have now.

Is this what it feels like to be walking in destiny?