Never once did I ever walk alone...

God has recently brought me out of probably the craziest year of my life. The difficulties of this last year have been indescribable--leaving jobs, student teaching, questioning God's path for me, making new friends, moving, graduating. I wish that I could express the joys and sorrows that have brought me to this point. To be honest, seeking truth has been such a challenge this year. My sense of independence tends to get in the way of me growing and humbling myself so that I can learn. Through all this, God has shown me over and over that I am never alone. I know we hear that in church every week, but when I stop and think about that...I have never nor will I ever have to do anything alone. Through these times of questioning my path and leaving college He has been a constant, even when I have been all over the place. I heard the song Never Once by Matt Redman this last year at Breakaway at A&M. I love the truths that that song presents. I want to copy and paste the entire song in here but I'll limit it to my favorite lines.

Scars and struggles on the way, 

but with joy our hearts can say 

never once did we ever walk alone. 

Carried by your constant grace 

held within your perfect peace, 

never once, no, we never walk alone.  

This reminds me of Hebrews 13:5b 

"Never will I leave you; 

never will I forsake you."  

The name of my blog, Nunca una vez, is Spanish for never once...there's something about hearing it in another language that makes me confident He is the same huge, amazing God in Guatemala. Through the year that I have just come out of and the year I'm about to enter into this will be the truth that I will dwell on. I am so incredibly overwhelmed with the job I've got ahead of me. This is my first year teaching, I'll be far from home, I'm the only third grade teacher, standardized tests, language barriers, will I only be there a year...through it all I am not alone. Never in my life have I experienced such contentment and joy in where I am. God has me exactly where I am supposed to be and I am confident that He is going to reveal Himself in ways I never thought imaginable while I am in Guatemala. Thank you Lord.