This past weekend, my friend Megan and I decided to make a spontaneous trip to Ashville, NC. At one point in a conversation about Guatemala, I said “This is the time.” I said it without really thinking, but once it was out of my mouth the gears in my mind started turning. Right now, I am a single college student; I am in the phase of my life where nothing is holding me back. These years are perhaps the only time when I can go and do whatever I want with no strings attached.
I believe through that conversation, the Lord is trying to show me that I need to take advantage of the opportunities He has given me right now. He has blessed me with a desire for the Guatemalan people and because I am not married, I can serve there for an extended period of time without having to worry about “a family back home.” He has blessed me with free time and summer breaks so that when a friend wants to go on a road trip I don’t have to worry about “work the next morning” or “getting to bed at a decent time.” This is the time for exploration, the time for spontaneity, the time for road trips, late nights, and spending the summer doing mission work. With all these ideas and plans in my head, I don’t want to look back on this time in my life and regret not doing something. I am only here for a short time; I want to make the most of it. I want to take a trip to Ashville and come upon a fair on the way home just because I can.
This is the time..
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