Three Weeks In

Well, here we are. After three weeks, it is about time for an update.

In a lot of ways, these last few weeks have gone both fast and slow. Each week has felt different from the last. I’ll try and take you on the journey I’ve been on.

First week; alright, I am going to be very honest. My first week, well, I was an anxious mess. I felt unbelieveably out of my depth for that whole week. Ethan Briggs, welcome to the adult world. This is the point where I really needed to lean back into God in all this chaos. And with him, I got through that terrifying first week. But, I have been welcomed with open arms into Kairos church. Any other church and I may have run home on my first week.

Second week; time to lean back into God. Time to trust him. For me, that looked like starting each day by reading a liturgy from Every Moment Holy and Philippians 4 each morning. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition , with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” The repetition, reading it each morning, it began to ring true internally. I began to believe it in my heart.

Third week; hit the ground running. Busy? Sure. Stressful? Sure. A brilliant week? Absolutely. God has got me. Time to actually do, (not that I wasn’t aleady, but I knew I had God with me, so I felt I could actually do things). This is my year to learn, to be out of my depth and comfort zone, to get things wrong and to really know what it is to serve God in this way.

There is still anxiety (when isn’t there?), such as finances, having enough for the year, trying to find part time work while a pandemic is going on, and just general adulting. But as much as there is still things that I am anxious about, I know that God is holding it. I know God has it. To quote my favourite hymn, Amazing Grace,

“‘Twas grace hath brought
Us safe thus far
And grace will lead us home.”

He has brought me safe thus far. So, onwards with this journey that God has got me on.

Until next time, Global Family.