Following the path....

Submit resignation at work - check.

Offload as much stress in my life as possible - check.

Line up new job and have things arranged for when present employment ends............................(crickets).

While I have several options available to me, nothing has been set in stone just yet. I am confident in His timing and am so grateful for being able to choose from several things that just sort of made their way to me rather than having to search for months for something I'm interested in!

and even still..........

I feel good and evil, light and darkness, right and wrong - pushing in on me at the same time. I feel a tug here, a push there.... little inklings that spark a thought that fuels an idea.... and each time this happens; again and again throughout the day, I find myself scrutinizing every possible angle for the good and the right and the true. I don't want paychecks or hours or location or personnel to drive me... I want GOD to drive me. I want to keep my eyes and my heart open to his guidance, my eyes fixed on Him and I want to trust what He lays before me. I'm at a point in my life when this is easy for me to do. Hasn't always been, but this time it is.

The challenge now comes in standing firm in what I know is right. Not defiantly or stubbornly, but boldly and confidently proclaiming where I am being led. Closely and obediently following the path that the Lord has paved for me - even when it is scary and risky. Explaining this to those I love in a way that puts their hearts and minds at ease.

Therein lies my challenge: following the path that has been paved for me when the details aren't all worked out, things are a bit scary and the easy path exists and is..... easy.