Wednesday, January 17, 2007

A new adventure is around the corner

I am in the process of applying for a teaching fellowship in NYC. I will be going to NYC in about 1 month for the interview and am deathly scared. I know that I have a very good chance of getting this job (of which I will be teaching at an inner city school in nyc), and am scared of taking the step of faith that God so desires for me to take. I want to stay here in England (and can very well do), but that would be taking the easy road, of which God does not want us to take. If I go to NYC, I will be challenged beyond belief, but I know that God will be with me and that I WILL HAVE TO DEPEND OF HIM. This probably scares me the most, because I like having things in my control and like knowing what's to come, what to expect. I've always grown up in a nice, safe suburban home and will be completly be stepping out of my comfort zone if I go to NYC. God doesn't called the equipped to do His work, He equippes those whom He calls. This job would require me to go and work with teens who could possibly kick me, spit in my face, punch me, pull a knife on me, or possibly kill me. I am reading a book called "The cross and the Switchblade," by David Wilkerson right now. It is encouraging to know that others have gone before me with the same fears that I have, and God was able to use them in amazing ways. If you read this, please pray for me, for God's will to be done (not my own), and for me to step aside and let Him work in and through me. Thanks!!!!