Fourth of July...

This was the image taken last night at the beach where I was supposed to be watching the fireworks over the ocean. Instead there was just fog. Fog so thick that you couldn't see anything. The whole night I was pretty bummed and even today I have been pretty non-excited about this whole not seeing the fireworks thing. I have been at the library for a little while now and thinking about this just now the Lord has brought a revelation. So here is the thing, last night all I wanted to see was the fireworks and if I could have somehow just seen through the fog I would have been able to take a look at what was on the other side. Instead though I was so preoccupied with the fact that I couldn't see the fireworks that I just complained. When in reality there is nothing that I could do about it. So you are wondering where are you going with this. Even now as I write this I am not sure I totally know. Here is the thing though with moving to another country I just want to be there, I don't want to have to go through the fogs of saying good-bye and leaving because that is the hardest part. But I have to, in order to see what the Lord has for me I have to get through these next two weeks. In the end there are going to be amazing fireworks but I have to wait it out on the beach and get ready to go through some pretty hard changes. I heard on the radio Philippians 1:6 quoted, "being confident of this that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." What I lack right now is confidence. Yes I know that God is in control of everything and yet I sometimes just forget to give him the control. I forget that I have confidence in Him. I am worried about people losing touch with me and not making an impact the way that I should. But I can't get lost in the fog. I have to press on and remember that beyond the fog is a light, the light of Jesus Christ. My job right now is to share that and let His light shine. If I get stuck on the beach with everyone else that can't see through the fog then what am I helping? So I press on because He will complete the work He has for me and I don't have to do it on my own...