A note of thanks.

I don't know if it's because I'll be leaving this place in just over a week.

Maybe it's because this crazy, wonderful, and new experience will be over before I know it. Maybe it's because I've been going through the pictures and things I've accumulated here lately. 

But today at church we heard a message on this verse:

"A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven" John 3:27

And sang these lyrics:

"Hallelujah, for all you've done" 

And I was overwhelmed with so much thanks and gratitude to my God, my Father in heaven who provides.  

Several times during this trip I got to feeling lucky. Lucky to be in such a beautiful place as Australia. Lucky for the chance to travel. Lucky for the good weather on all of my trips. Lucky for having been matched up with the most loving and caring host family. Lucky to have found community here. Lucky to have met all the wonderful people that I've known here. Lucky to have great friends and family back home who show their love and support for me. 

But then I stop, and remind myself that none of these things are luck. They are God-given. For as John says, I have not received one thing that is not from heaven. I have seen God's loving and guiding hand throughout my travels. And today, as I should be everyday, I am floored. 

It's been an unforgettable semester full of growth and discovery, and I will be sad when this era of my life becomes just another memory. But I also look forward to going on in faith, to test His good and perfect will for me. Wherever that may lead me.

There is no denying it:

My God is so good.
He is so good to me.