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Onward to a new season

Today I begin a new season of my life as a student affairs professional in Singapore. I've never been to Singapore but I hear it's quite an efficient and law-abiding city (both of which are strikingly fitting with my personality). I do have anxieties about starting from scratch in a city where I only know three people, but can't help but think that my year in Philadelphia prepared me for a move like this.

A card I received last summer when I left AA
I knew one person when I was moving to Philly, an old middle school friend whom I was happy to reconnect with. Deciding to leave Michigan for grad school was one of the hardest decisions I've ever made, but one I knew I very much needed. Leaving behind everything I knew in a familiar place to start over seemed illogical, but I came to see my relationship with God in a new light through the challenges of being in a new city, investing in a new church, and surrounding myself with a new community.

If there was one truth that came alive through my year in Philly, it was the fact that God did not give us a spirit of fear but a spirit of power, love, and self-control (2 Timothy 1:7). By God's grace with the support of a loving (but different) Christ-centered community, I was able to look past the fears I initially faced to live out the purposes set aside for me.

As I look to what's ahead, I want to commit to living with BOLDNESS and REPENTANCE. Doing one thing every day that scares me (instead of caving in to my fears), and turning away from my ways to trust in His instead. God, take me deeper as I put my faith and dependence on You.

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