-by Kyndall Clark, MK to Germany

In my last article, I mentioned that I had a pretty hard time realizing I was different as a missionary kid. I didn’t want to accept that! It truly scared me. I knew God had me here in Germany for a reason and I was blessed with such an opportunity. But I was focusing on what I wasn’t getting to do in America. My friends were going to Youth Conferences, College Days, Youth activities, etc. and I was all alone here having nothing but school to fill my life. I wanted to finish high school early so I could get back to the States as fast as I could. But that was not the attitude God wanted from me.

I was face timing a very close counselor/friend one evening. As I was talking about how bored and lonely I’ve been, she reminded me of a commitment I had made at camp that past summer. She asked me if I was really keeping it. I was pretty embarrassed because I obviously wasn’t. I realized God wasn’t going to give me more than I could handle and if I couldn’t even accept where I was in life, he wasn’t going to trust me anywhere else or with anyone else. No one wants to be around someone who was always complaining about their life. If I wanted to be blessed with opportunities. I had to learn to love the opportunity right in front of my nose.

Now keep in mind that it wasn’t just on account on me noticing things wrong in my life. Something and Someone had to be pushing these thoughts into my brain, and not just my friend. I had accepted a challenge that summer along with my commitment to read my Bible for 30 days straight. I wasn’t able to accomplish it until I got back to Germany, 3 months later. It truly did change my life and now I can’t fall asleep at night without reading and talking to God. I think through that, I learned to accept where I was in life. And believe me, I had no idea what that would do!!

My life has totally changed since then. God has blessed me with the opportunity to travel a lot! I’ve visited several new countries including the continent of Asia! I’m about to take off in a couple days to Morocco! Through these trips, I’ve created new, strong friendships!! But that’s only part of it and really not even the most exciting part! The point is that once I accepted that, God changed my attitude and I began to feel the joy of Jesus in my heart all the time. My relationships with my family grew so much and there really isn’t so much tension between us as there use to be. When I accepted my crazy, foreign, unpredictable, life God blessed me with true joy with some bonuses on the side!!

God wants to see us happy! We were created for His glory and to glorify Him, we NEED to, not only appreciate, but LOVE were we are!!