Good morning, DearHeart.
I’m starting a new thing today – well, tonight actually. God has a funny way of shaking me out of the familiar and comfortable, so this trek moves me toward ‘Dr. Lewis’, and hopefully my studies will help move my beloved OKLAHOMA toward a stronger workforce.
I remember sitting at a desk the first night I started on my Masters in 2001, and my legs were shaking uncontrollably. It had been a long time since I had been in class and I didn’t have 3 little boys at home when I’d been in class before. We did it. God made a way.
He has moved mountains during this prep, too. Like you, I have found myself in a new beginning several times over the course of my life:
• beginning in a new job
• beginning in a new church
• beginning a new book
• beginning a new diet
• beginning in a new school
• beginning a new relationship
In none of those beginnings did I find myself comfortable. Or at ease. Most times, I felt awkward and out of place.
Did you notice it was all about how I felt in the midst of the new beginning?
“One of the best ways to face this problem of self-centeredness is to discover some cause and some purpose, some loyalty outside of yourself and give yourself to that something.” (Martin Luther King Jr.)
The unknown of a new beginning brings an excitement, an eagerness to see what and how God is going to work and unfold His plan.
In writing to the Israelites, God encourages them to remember where they had come from (Egypt) while looking forward to the days ahead. He wanted them to realize dwelling on the past would cause them to stagnate.
“But forget all that – it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” (Isaiah 43: 18-19, NLT)
New beginnings –
the places where passion and purpose collide.
“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.”
Proverbs 16:3 ESV
Wake up.
Breathe.
Commit.
Anticipate.
Go.
lewis3sunz 
Good for you – there are sometimes difficult times, but you can do this. I often have severe uncertainty about my ability – I think OU is going to change their mind and say sorry we made a mistake give us that back ☺ but they don’t that’s just the devil sowing seeds of doubt and God plucks out those weeds. Love you – if you ever need encouragement just think Robin did it so can I lol. If you need me we’ll go for coffee ☺
Robin
Robin A. Jones, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair, Department of Art, Communication and Theatre
100 Campus Drive ~ Art Building 222
Weatherford, OK 73096
580.774.3080
580.774.6770 (FAX)
“Always be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle” Plato
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent” Eleanor Roosevelt
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