This Journey

This morning the Lord struck me with a freeing and peace-bringing statement that really came out of the blue.  I was not thinking particularly about our upcoming move to Turkey or the process that we will go through to accomplish it.  I was just singing, feeding my daughter her bottle, thankful to be surrounded by friends.  And the Lord said....this is your journey.  This journey is simply your life; your journey is what I take you through to know me more.  How simple.  How deep.  How true.  This life isn't about my comfort.  My life is about knowing God deeply and out of the depth, love propelling me to glorify him in all I do so that others might know him too.  That is my journey and however the Lord leads me in life, it is with that purpose.  I feel safe knowing that.  I feel that I can release my grip on what I think I have control of.  I feel I can stop fighting the journey, fighting God.  I can hold out my hands, palms up, waiting to be led and knowing it is all part of my journey.