So I just got back to school from Spring Break. And reality is hitting me hard. First let me explain what I did over Spring Break. I went on a mission trip to NY with my church here in College Station. We were with the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and we were working on houses that had been destroyed by hurricane Sandy. We were roughin' it with port-a-potties, tents, cots, shower trailers, outside sinks, and 30 degree weather, but it was absolutely a blast! We stayed and worked in Staten Island but on Tuesday we got to go to Brooklyn and visited the Brooklyn Tabernacle, which was awesome! And on Friday we got to spend the day in NYC and we all had so much fun.But my dilemma is coming back home. Life feels boring and a little pointless now to be back in this routine in a place I'm so used to. I miss the excitement of being somewhere else and adventure. Then I started thinking why can't life be that exciting all the time? Yeah things become normal wherever we are but we can make life invigorating anytime we want. God did not intend for this life to be stagnant and dull.
We are called to go to all nations and proclaim the Gospel. Now obviously we can't all always go to another country but we are aliens of this world. We do not belong here and we are not from here, so really we are just visiting.
I guess what I'm getting at is that we shouldn't let routine get us bummed out because God can use that and it is not an entirely bad thing but we also shouldn't become so comfortable in our routine that we become complacent.
Just some thoughts as I get back into the swing of things here, let adventure and excitement become your reality.
God's Blessings,
Karsyn Penelope
