There's no combination of words I could use to describe the rollercoaster of emotion the last week has been: from heartbreak & betrayal to victory & redemption. I lifted my eyes to God and cried out to the hills. My refuge, my shelter! The source of my strength!
To everything there is a season & a time and place under the sun. To live, to die. To plant, to harvest. To mourn, to dance. To keep & let go. // Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
There are dozens of ways I've wanted to share this post with you guys and for days I thought of an array of titles and words but here it is: I'm officially moving to Richmond. After years of hoping & dreaming, months of saving, weeks of planning and countless days of praying, I am moving to the city that has had my heart for the past five years. But as I prepared for the move by finalizing paperwork for jobs and sealing the deal for apartments, God saw an area that needed more attention.
There are dozens of ways I've wanted to share this post with you guys and for days I thought of an array of titles and words but here it is: I'm officially moving to Richmond. After years of hoping & dreaming, months of saving, weeks of planning and countless days of praying, I am moving to the city that has had my heart for the past five years. But as I prepared for the move by finalizing paperwork for jobs and sealing the deal for apartments, God saw an area that needed more attention.
"Corey, why do you go through so many friends?" - the words that have haunted me since this weekend. I've noticed that some people come and go in my life but it never really bothered my until it was brought to my attention. Why? What was it? after all, I lived my life to serve and help others. But once, God saw me drowning in the abyss of own worries, chuckled & said, "Seasons, my child. This is a season of purging."
I thought about Jesus and all the miracles performed, the blind who were healed, the sick who were healed, the nonbelievers who were converted. After Christ made changes in their lives, he didn't say "shoot me a text & we'll hang some time!" or "hit me up and we'll grab a cup of coffee." Oftentimes, He told them, "Rise & go." This week I learned that people leave. Sometimes for no reason. And it's nothing to do with us. It's because they aren't needed in the next places we are destined to go. They have served their purpose and God has chiseled them out of our lives. He knows the upcoming chapters in our lives and knows who we'll need and what tools we'll need. I'm thankful for friends who are still on the journey with me & I see a future with skyscrapers, neonlights & a sky that refuses to fall.
I thought about Jesus and all the miracles performed, the blind who were healed, the sick who were healed, the nonbelievers who were converted. After Christ made changes in their lives, he didn't say "shoot me a text & we'll hang some time!" or "hit me up and we'll grab a cup of coffee." Oftentimes, He told them, "Rise & go." This week I learned that people leave. Sometimes for no reason. And it's nothing to do with us. It's because they aren't needed in the next places we are destined to go. They have served their purpose and God has chiseled them out of our lives. He knows the upcoming chapters in our lives and knows who we'll need and what tools we'll need. I'm thankful for friends who are still on the journey with me & I see a future with skyscrapers, neonlights & a sky that refuses to fall.