Week one: Life Lessons

Yesterday, in a group activity, I was asked this question "What is one trial that has changed your life, and taught you valuable life lessons?" This one took me a while. I finally came up with an answer.

As many of you know, I was accepted into Fountainview Adventist Academy on Monday, August 15. They called us, while we were at a party, saying that they had room for me, and that school started in one week. After a whole lot of time, tears and prayer, I was leaving. My life would never be the same again.

These last few weeks had a lot of firsts for me. It was the first time I packed up my room, the first time I ever moved. The first time I was ever to be in a school setting. There were also had a lot of lasts. The last time I was to see my friends for a long time. The last time I was to stay in my own room till Christmas. The last time I was to drive on the Richardson Highway till I come home. The last time I was to see my family for a while. These were also firsts.

This experience taught me that sometimes God's will is really hard to understand. Really hard. And that it is also hard to obey what God wants you to do. It also taught me that although God's will is hard to understand, and hard to follow, it is always, ALWAYS the best way to go. Even if it means leaving home at age 15, moving to Canada, and going to a real school. I just need to remember that He has the map, even if I only can see the part of the road that is right in front of me.