My turning point

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I am going through a turning point in my life, and it is a turning point for the better.  I am filled with hope and pushing away the dread of disappointment with sheer diligence of faith.  Despite the fact that my plans to travel to Korea and around the world have fallen through by the accident of 23 January 2010, I am in no way bitter about it, but I sense that there will come a time in a year or so that I will have to make a grand decision regarding travel and its purpose in my life.  

Right now there is nothing I would rather do than live in Kroondal, North West and move into a neat little cottage where I can cook my own meals, blog daily, email friends and family, and have a quiet and simple life in the country.  I have the feeling that teaching German at the German School in Kroondal is going to be a marvelously enriching experience, and I look forward to the material, the children, the classes, the camaraderie, and the unexpected surprises along the way.  

I trust God completely in this, and herewith comes the most important part of my life's purpose.  As great as it is to imagine and possible to realise living in a wonderful place, making new friends, enjoying my job on a daily basis, getting better at it day by day, and having the chance, time and opportunity to pursue writing, editing and proofreading, more important than these lifestyle dreams and images is really God's dreams and goals for my life.  And I know that my purpose in this life, as is everyone's, is to glorify God.  Everyone has their own special gift and personality to glorify God with, but it is up to all of us to figure out what our specific calling in life is.  What can I as a unique human being on earth do to glorify God best?  

If all my imaginings about work and accommodation can be so clear, then I want to challenge God, if I may be so bold, to give me the same clarity of vision about my place in the Kingdom of God.  If I can see the kitchen I am going to have, and I can think of practical ideas of what I will do once I am there, then I believe God can and wants to also give me a very clear vision of my purpose in Kroondal.  And I trust He will lay it on my heart as strongly as a hallucination.  And I will be so driven for this vision that I will not rest until my task is complete.  

My number one priority right now is to teach these young children German and other subjects in German in the most imaginative, fun, creative and disciplined manner imaginable, in the name of Jesus Christ my Lord.  That is all.  I can't wait.  Amen.
 


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