i believe that brick should actually say "live the dream. make it happen where you are."
i love pensacola. i really do. i have more invested in it than i like to believe. our lives (by our i mean mine and my fiance's) have been at somewhat of a crossroads lately. do we chose what's best for our future or what's best for now? do we chose where the logic is (fairhope) or where the heart is (pensacola)?
the funny thing is, the choice has already been made for us, whether we know what that is or not. i was a fool to believe that somehow God's best intentions for me would lead me into a life of misery and hardship. i was a fool to believe that somehow i could control the outcome of our situation.
his timing his perfect. his ways are good. his plans are for the best.
on a broader spectrum, my church has also been at a crossroads. sunday morning all involved in serving were pulled into a meeting. i sat and listened as my pastor poured his heart out. there were many tears, even from me, a relatively small part of a big picture, only having been a part of the team for a year or so. i wished i could have been serving God like that, as to put my own interests last, and that of God's and the community first.
during service he shared the following video:
Pastor Josh Lipscomb from Liberty Church on Vimeo.
as the opening scene played, my first thoughts were "that's my home. pensacola is my home." for a long time i have known that i am called to pensacola for a reason, and although i may not yet know what that is, several times i have tried to run from that. when my time here is up, i will know.
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