A new chapter is awaiting…
This morning I was talking to my Portuguese Teacher about this new journey that I am about to take.
I feel nervous, excited, and happy at the same time.
It’s a new beginning.
A new chapter in my life.
I am about to start a ministry in Brazilian Portuguese in September. I have been learning Portuguese for one year, and now I can say that I speak this language fluently. It reminded me the months prior to my departure to the UK. I was excited but at the same time I was scared.
The unknown.
New beginnings are scary.
You don’t know what it’s ahead.
The uncertainty is scary.
What to expect? Will you be alright? Are you going to succeed?
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
Last week, I had a conversation with my mother and she asked me : “Jessy, how do you do it? How did you manage to move to France by yourself? How did you manage to move to the UK by yourself knowing no one?”
I answered it’s God.
God is my strength.
When He puts something in my heart, it means that I am ready.
If God says I am ready, it’s because I am ready.
What God is calling you to do today? What are you waiting for?
I moved three times on my own, twice in France (Aix-en-Provence and Nice) and once in the UK (London). I travelled by myself.
Now, I am about to jump and trust God again. Speaking Brazilian Portuguese in front of a camera and share the word of God. This is being outside of my comfort zone.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
God has my back. I don’t understand everything, I don’t have all the answers, but I trust Him.
I accomplished many things because I trusted God. I relied on Him. I leaned on Him. I trusted His timing.
He said go and I went.
My obedience was always rewarded. He exceeded all my expectations.
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us...”
I am the woman that I am today because of Him. He guided all my steps.
I am blessed because of my Heavenly Father.
All glory to Him.
Today, God is asking you to trust Him and to take a leap of faith.
Just jump!
God is with you. He prepared everything for you. He went ahead of you.
Take the first step despite the fear of the unknown.
In my Portuguese class, we also spoke about the feeling of being on your path. The path that God has for you.
It’s easier to walk on the path that God has chosen for you. It does not mean everything will be easy and perfect, but you will have peace no matter what. The peace of God.
When you are outside of God’s will for you, everything is harder.
I don’t know there is this feeling. I don’t know how to describe it. It’s like you feel you are not supposed to be where you are.
It’s a calling.
A deep knowing.
Something deep inside that knows you are not where you are supposed to be, or you are not with the person you are supposed to be with.
Your soul, your inner compass, your true essence knows what you need, and where you are supposed to be.
I remembered being with the wrong person and not being at peace. I tried many times to project myself with him, but I could not.
Yes, I loved him but my heart was not his, because God has another plan for me.
Deep inside, I knew he was not the one for me. I knew he was not my husband. My soul never let me in peace. I tried hard to convince myself that we could have a future together. Never felt at peace with that.
When we broke up it was hard, but it was a relief.
It did not feel like a relief with the pain, but it was one. I was freeing myself from a relationship that was not the plan of God for me.
After the healing process, everything fell into place.
I felt like a flower.
It was a new journey of self-discovery. I could breathe again. I could be fully myself.
I blossomed with time.
Today, I am the woman that I am, because I chose the path that God had for me.
Now, I am waiting to go to the next step of my life.
I am ready because God says so.
Trust God with the next chapter of your life. Stop wrestling with Him. He has better plan for you. He won’t give you all the answers. You have to trust Him. Trust that He went ahead of you, and everything is ready for you. You just have to move forward. It’s time.
God loves you and He wants the best for you.
He knows you and He knows what you really need.
You are not smarter than God.
Just trust Him and jump!
You won’t regret it.
Avec tout mon amour…
