Many the Miles

Tomorrow is my last final for the fall semester. That is exciting, right?! Well yes, and no. That also means that the next finals I take will be in Spain (and yes, I will blog from Spain). God and I have been having an interesting time lately. He has been pushing me toward ideas that I never would have ever given second thought to. The latest one of these, and one that I tossed at my Mom today was the thought that God may want me to live in a foreign country for some time- and maybe more than the next semester. Ever since I was little I have had this insane passion for Spanish language and culture. My parents jokingly called me the "South American Queen" when I memorized all of the countries and capitals in South America as a 7 year old. So, this passion is well-entrenched. I was listening to a song by Sara Bareilles today (I do my best thinking listening to music) and I felt engulfed in the words. She is not a Christian singer, but check out these lyrics to her song "Many the Miles"--she sings:

"Red letter day and I'm in a blue mood
Wishing that blue would just carry me away
I've been talking to God
don't knowIf it's helping or not
But surely something has got to got to got to give
Cause i can't keep waiting to live.
How far do I have to go to get to you?
Many the miles. Send me the miles
and I'll be happy to follow you love"

This really challenged me to accept whatever plans that He has for me because I should know that whatever He has in store for me is greater than anything I could ever imagine. If this means leaving my family and loved ones behind to pursue a calling in a foreign land (how very Biblical, no?) then I should trust and obey and be "happy to follow You Love".
It's awesome how God can use a totally unrelated thing to get my attention.
I love his lack of subtelty sometimes :)