Fulfillment

I am continuously amazed at the way God works in my life. He is always doing something, and whatever that is, always is preparing me for the next thing. There is not one event or one person that I have encountered by chance. It has all been part of a perfect plan that has been preparing me for what is to come. 

My freshmen year I went through absolute heart-ache and disaster. What I knew the world to be blew up in my face and I was left hurting and confused. Later that year the woman I was supposed to room with told me she didnt want to sign a lease with me, fearing we would ruin our friendship. The next day I got a call from Housing, offering me a position as an RA. All that hurt and heart break prepared me to counsel and love and sympathize with the 80 women I would be taking care of in the two years to come.

Its still hard to swallow, that I'm done being an RA. That is something I have identified with very closely the last couple years. My heart and soul went into taking care of the women around me. Everyday God used one of those girls to give me the peace of knowing I was right where I needed to be, serving in the way he called me to.

I have learned SO much about myself, and about others through this job. What I am beginning to realize now is why I enjoyed that position so much. Being on duty through the night, getting phone calls about lock outs, suicide attempts, conversations about bringing girls to counseling for eating disorders or roommate conflicts. Writing reports on people breaking the rules, and dealing with way too much alcohol...none of that is fun. None of that is easy. But it is through serving that I learn to love.

When I give of myself to others, only then do I feel as though my life has purpose and meaning. I was able to serve those women in a beautiful and very unique way. That chapter of my life has closed, and now my prayer is that the Lord will open up new ways for me to serve. New people, new opportunities.

The purpose of my life is to live a life of purpose.

Today as I sit at the coffee shop sipping a delicious smoothie and enjoying some down time (now THATS a new feeling!) I am extremely grateful for each person that I share my life with. If you are reading this, please don't hesitate to share with me one small way that I can serve you. Are you a lover of snail-mail? Home cooked meals? One on one time?

What can I do to serve you?

All my love,

Sara Lynn.