"Isn't it good to be known?"

A few months ago I went to BBC in Minneapolis, and Pastor John was talking about John 5. The whole message was really good, and there's a lot more to it than just this part, but one part in particular has stuck with me. Pastor John talked about three things we can learn about Jesus from these verses. One of the things was Jesus' knowledge of the crippled man's situation. Jesus knows that the man needs to be healed. He knows how to heal the man--kinda like Jesus' knowledge of me. Jesus knows all of me. More than I even know about myself. There isn't anything I can fake or hide from Him. His knowledge of me is complete. "Isn't it good to be known?" Pastor John asked that during his message. I have found so much comfort in that thought.

I have come back to that though pretty often over the past few months. I've been blessed to be given sort of a child-like faith, I think, in being able to trust that God knows what He is doing, and that He has a purpose for it all.

I'm not really one to handle change well. Change can be so good..but it's scary to me because I have no clue what is going on during it. There's a lot of unknown. It rocks that I can rest in the fact that, even though I don't know what is going on, God does know. And He works all things for the good of those who love Him! (Rom. 8:28) That is good, good news.

Since I've moved to the cities I feel like I have been reminded of that a lot. I've been so anxious and freaked out about coming here. (I had a lot of time to think about all of the things that could go wrong. Not the best thing to do..) I had all kinds of doubts about this being the right decision. But I think things worked out the way they did for a reason. Last May when I needed to find a 6-month lease and a roommate for that amount of time, it totally worked out. Timing for moving into the cities could not have been more perfect, and the timing on that one was not set in stone until recently! Thanks, Jesus! I think the school I'm in is going to be a great fit for me. I am loving it there more each day. I've only been there for four days, but I get to hang out with high school students and do math all day! It doesn't get much better. I just feel settled there and my cooperating teacher is super helpful and I think it's going to be just fine.

There's a lot of other stuff that I have no idea about. That is a little overwhelming to me, honestly. But I am not worried about it working out. Too much other stuff has gone right at the right time, and not by chance. I'm SO thankful for the grace that I have been given to trust God's plan, and to just rest in the fact that He is going to take care of me. That doesn't mean easy, but it does mean good. Oh boy. Sign me up.