Sounds pretty ideal right? That's what my life has looked like for the past week.
On our last day at sea, the phenomenal Captain Bruce told us to ask ourselves two questions before we left his boat- what has God told you this week, and what are you going to do about it? So, this is what God told me, and this is what I'm going to do about it.
"Life with Me is an adventure!" God held my hand and led me through some of the scariest and most amazing experiences of my life. I snorkeled above Lemon, Blacktip, and Nurse sharks. I navigated my way through an underwater cave (well, maybe Lawton and Charles navigated for me). I literally jumped off a cliff with Emily. I swam with pigs (???). I pet abut 37 nurse sharks. I hiked miles around the Bahamian Islands. And to this I'm telling God, "Please take me on 100 more adventures with You!!!"
This week I heard God whisper to me, "I am a Healer." I found this out both physically and spiritually on the boat. It's amazing what salt water can do for your skin. Every open wound I walked into this trip with was healed by the time I got home. This is also true for me in a different sense. I walked onto our ship with a lot of baggage, and as the week went on I felt God stripping it away piece by piece. And after listening to each of my 20 friends give their testimony, there is no doubt in my mind that God is a Healer to us all. And to that I say, "Thank You for allowing me to be healed."
And while I may have heard God whispering to me before, he began SHOUTING at me now. "Rachel, I am more Magnificent than you ever believed!!" I found myself simply in awe of God's beautiful creation. I saw creatures I've never before seen with my eyes. And colors, oh boy those colors!!! So many vibrant colors I've never seen in nature were now popping out at me in the form of coral reefs, fish, and sunsets. Every night sitting outside watching the night sky, I counted the shooting stars. After seven days I tallied up 54! 54 shooting stars!! How magnificent is that?? To this I say to God, "THANK YOU!!"
To say that I am amazed by God's works would be quite an understatement. But I'll say it anyways. I'll be dreaming of this trip for the rest of my life........
