Three weeks Spiritual

  Third transition and probably one of the biggest for me when it comes to finding myself overall.  So the reason I’m here is because I am a missionary. Now it’s probably problematic that the only one I think I have helped bring closer to God is myself, but it’s a working progress right? I know it’s kinda backwards and I should have already established where I am with God but it’s been a struggle for me for the past ten months.

Since I’ve been out here I’ve been surrounded by a huge spiritual influence.  I now go church every week (I know it’s only three weeks), Friday night worships with haystacks, I host a devotion at least once a week, I did the scripture reading, and the best part I’ve begun a morningish ritual personal devotion with God. This is big for me because it’s what I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I’ve been reading the pro verbs (I think that’s catchy) and it has some really good advice there. See I’ve kinda been depressed because I’m separated from a lot of people I’m close to and there’s a verse in Proverbs that have been helping me stay in a good frame of mind. “A merry heart is like medicine, and broken spirit dries the bones.” I repeat that to myself from time to time so I try to make it happen I attempt to have a merry heart. To do that I think about what the author to The Happiness Project wrote “Act the way you want to feel.” So that has been my goal.

All this is great but after three weeks I believe I have a greater purpose here in Saipan when it comes to the Spiritual Transition. My house mate every Sabbath goes out into the community and gives 5-7 min bible studies I think I want to get involved in that or some other project because Preschool teacher to me isn’t really spreading the Word because given three and four year olds understand much more then you think I believe there is still something more I can do here. So that is my goal for a greater transition.

Also I’ve come to the conclusion that when I go home I wish to surround myself with more spiritual people or be the influence on my friends to incorporate a lifestyle that includes more than movies, parties, sleepovers. I’m not saying that I’m going to go GUN HO!, everything religious because it doesn’t have to be like that but I want to try making it a bigger part of our lives.

This is one transition I think I’m molding well into I’m glad for that.