We walk by FAITH, not by Sight

Yesterday me and some fellow Arcadians got the chance to go to Corinth for the day, where our program director's husband was the leader on the archaeologic dig there.  We went and explored the site of Ancient Corinth and saw all the ancient ruins.  But not only did we just get to see the ruins, we actually got to walk through them and touch them since we were with the lead archeologist.  It was so cool to finally get to touch what we've been looking at for so long.  And we got to experience the ruins like they were suppose to be experienced, by walking through them and following the same path the Corinthians would have.  It was amazing!  Not only did we get to walk through the actual grounds of the ruins and dig site, but we also got to go in the store room.  There were hundreds and hundreds of pottery shards all over the place waiting to be pieced back together.  It was amazing the process and seeing the gentleman so carefully reconstruct a pot from 2,000 years ago!  It was insane!  We even got to see (and touch!) an old cannonball!  It was so crazy!  It was really neat to be able to walk around the site with the lead archeologist, we saw some pretty cool things that we wouldn't have been able to see otherwise and we learned quite a lot!  

Corinth is not only famous for being the entrance to Greece for many other countries, but also this is where Paul came to preach and spread the word of God to 

Greece.  The books in the bible, 1st and 2nd Corinthians took place here!!!  I was able to stand where the Apostle Paul stood so many years ago and spread the word of God.  It was amazing!  It was a reminder of the importance to declare the good word and "go make disciples of many nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."  I am called to be like Paul, to share in the good news of the Lord.  It was amazing seeing the site where all of this took place.

Not only did it remind me to go and be a disciple and to work for the kingdom of God, but it also gave me confirmation on what God has been trying to tell me for a long time.  I knew that in coming to Greece, God was going to do big things.  I had no idea what those "big things" were going to be, but I knew they were coming and I was excited for them.  So far He has proven my strength over and over again, the strength that He has supplied me with.  But lately He has put something else on my heart, my future.  I've been questioning a lot where God wants me, where His path will guide me.  I know that God has some big things in store for me, but I didn't really know what that entailed.  Not until recently did I really understand what God wanted for my life.  I had a big "epiphany" and heard God really speak to me about my future.  The words He spoke, I knew were real and truth, but I was scared, knowing that what He was saying meant lots of big changes.  For a while I've been wrestling with what God told me, wondering if that was truly the path He wanted me to take.  It would be something completely new for me, and I was, and still am, terrified for the change that lies ahead.  But after visiting Corinth and then wanting to refresh myself on what exactly Paul wrote to the Corinthians I opened my bible to 1st and 2nd Corinthians.  I was just kinda skimming through the pages, reminding myself of the context when 2nd Corinthians 5:7 stood out to me.  "We walk by FAITH, not by sight."  At that moment I knew that God was trying to calm my heart for what He has planned for me.  I know that if I chose to follow God's path for me, despite how scary it may be, I will be blessed ten-fold!  We truly do walk by faith, and most of the time God leads us into the unknown, but because of that and our willingness to follow we are blessed.  I know that God is calling me to do something great, but I was scared to give up my old life for it, because I really don't know what lies ahead.  But I was reminded that we walk by FAITH, that we find blessing within the unknown and that despite it all God will be there, carrying me through it.  If I listen to Him, and truly walk by faith, I will be blessed and there will be no reason to fear what God has set out before me!