Going to Moody January 6!!!

Well, today I got my information packet...I'm going to Chicago in less than one month. Seems so crazy, but i am so incredibly excited. I will have three days of orientation, and then will be jumping right back into college life. I must admit, though i am super excited-i am also overwhelmed. This is totally something God-sized. I think that is how he works though, because through my weaknesses and insufficiencies, his glory can be more clearly revealed. A girl from a town of about 3,000, having no traffic light in it, going to Chicago. A girl who hates studying having to study more than ever (no slacking off this time)... If I had known a few years ago that this is where I would be someday, i would have never believed it. It is like the story of a father who asked his son to go out alone at night to get a tool from the barn. The boy was scared, so his father gave him a lantern to give him light. "Just keep walking to the edge of the light." The father told him. I think so often God only reveals to the "edge of the light" because if we saw the whole picture 1) we would stop trusting him, and 2) for myself at least, I would probably say "No way!"
How amazing to have a heavenly Father who not only knows our deepest desires and fears, but who works with us, patiently listening to us doubt him, and continually reminding us to trust him. His plan is so much bigger than I could ever plan or even imagine-and as i continue to fall more in love with Jesus, may all fade away to be but a backdrop in comparison to the riches of knowing God, and of living my life-not year by year or even week by week-but moment by moment, until my footsteps lead me to the place where i will see him face-to-face.