cliche, but true. rather, i'd say the very best of things come in small containers.
tuesday, i met up with two of my best friends for lunch and a hefty catch-up at the north market. after eating and drinking our various delights, we went over to the jeni's counter to sample some flavors and try and find a pint that we could all agree on. it was funny, but as they say great-minds think alike. if i do say so myself, the three of us have great minds and similar tastes (other than the fact that nicole and i don't really like nuts, except hazels and kate can't stand too much chocolate) so we spied the flavors we were all hoping to sample and asked for them, in rounds of three. olive oil, gouda, sweet potato, cocoa zin.
in the same light, i've been reflecting today, on how amsterdam changed me.
two years ago, i moved there and spent an eight month stint living, learning and hoping. my eyes were opened to culture that was rich and different from the bubble of christian socialization that i was raised in. it was really beautiful, truly. i hadn't very many expectations for what life would be like, and was blown away by the joy that just happened. the only thing i was prepared for an expecting, was that having a significant break from school, i would be able to step away and view my life through different eyes and then confidently decide what it was that i was made to do. my plan was to come back, knowing what i wanted and execute that journey through taking the classes and then graduating and living abundantly ever after doing this thing that i love. if you know me at all, you have picked up on the fact that i still don't know.
BUT as i said before, i think good and even great things come in small packages. my time in amsterdam was full of small packages; of hopes, insights, reason, discovery, passion, questioning, love, learning, creativity.
sometimes a sample spoon of good things is enough to satisfy, but i'd like a pint please.
1 comments:
I think for me I have tended to look for the big events and adventures that come my way to suddenly make my purpose clear and certain. Iraq, Nigeria, Utah, even moving to Columbus, all of them have certainly made an impact, but none were anywhere near what I went in expecting them to be. Little bits here and there have tweaked my course, sometimes without me even noticing. I think people with great ambitions and potential (like you) require a huge amount of patience. Waiting to hear God answer you sucks big time, but with the freedom we have in Christ, we get an opportunity in each and every moment to choose to use it for Him. I think you are way better at that than me and I see Jesus in you more than almost anyone else I know as a result. You're like a Jedi Master.
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