Crazy Developments

There's a lot of life that I don't talk about on this blog for lots of reasons -- to protect the privacy of those involved in my life who don't want to be blogged about, because nothing is certain and therefore blogging about it is premature, because this blog isn't private, and so on.  There are all kinds of reasons not to write about all kinds of things.  As a result, there are lots of things that aren't documented on this blog.

One of those things (I think) is the fact that in the middle of this year, I was recruited to join staff with Cru, a college ministry.  While I was initially thinking that I would not apply to join staff, to my great surprise when I prayed about it I felt the Lord leading me to apply.  So that was the plan.  I lined up my references and looked over the application.

Because of the stuff with the Protege Program (i.e., feeling unmistakably led to apply, but ultimately not being accepted into the program), I was careful not to emotionally overcommit to the idea. While I knew the next step of the process was to apply, I was not sure if the Lord would ultimately lead me to join staff or not.  Through the process, I was forced to face and deal with some habitual and generational sin, and admit that money had become an idol to me.  It was not easy or pretty, but in the end it was good.

But then, in a series of events that probably isn't bloggable yet is not-to-be-believed and crazy improbable, I have been approached to stay on at the U of A in a job that is better suited to my strengths than even my current one, where I don't have to raise my own support to work here, and that will allow me to continue to invest in the lives of college students.  I am floored.  I am shocked.  This truly is beyond belief.

Though nothing is yet official, I believe that the next step will be to be here for a year.  I can't believe it.  Literally.  I really can't.

On the one hand it's absolutely crazy that after all of this fuss and hullabaloo, I will be doing -- to the untrained eye -- more or less the same thing.  On the other hand, this is so improbable, so unlikely, and so humanly impossible that I absolutely cannot ignore that the hand of God is in this.

I feel like the Holy Spirit is telling me that in most every way I am about to embark on a new chapter.  I am excited to see what lies ahead.  It is both exciting and a little wild to think about.  To what lies ahead -- whatever that is.  Here we go!