America is Messy; the Harder Thing to do is Stay

So, I got this wild idea to move to Nicaragua for a season of life...though it was a fleeting vision. For a moment or so it seemed I had no committments here in Raleigh. My pro/con list, reasons to stay versus reasons to go, suggested the contrary. It turns out there is a greater purpose...to invest in this place, the friends and ministry God has so faithfully blessed me with. I did feel "called" to move to Raleigh. The most earnest thing I can do with my life is submit to that calling.
Before I was overcome with the desire to flee the States, I had written my vision for this Fall. Now realizing that this is where I need to be, despite my heart for exploring uncharted territory, I have a seemingly nascent vigor to uncover the jouney that awaits me..here...

My encouragement to you:

Realize that people are just people, problems are just problems, life is just life...
that the grass seems to be greener, for sure. But more than all of this, stop over-complicating a God that is not a God of disorder or confusion. Be where you are. Allow your heart to be fully where you are. When you are called to another place, you will know. For now, embrace the present. Seek to honor your father as best you can at this moment in time. Eventually the current will lead you into the future; surely you do not want to be absent for the tour. Immerse yourself. Remember that God can do anything. And when you forget this, remind yourself again.

My heart's desire is to love and respect you as the best I can, to be an authentic friend, to pray for you when I say I will and even when I say nothing at all. My hope is that through genuine relationship and self-disclosure, you will be inspired to pursue Christ; I pray that your heart will understand that you will not be able to drown emotional voids through worldy efforts. While distractions are rampant here in the States, I suppose birthing my interest in doing life outside of its confines, God is omnipresent. When your efforts to reach Him appear to be without avail, remember this truth. So, as you search, as you flee where you are with the hopes of uncovering new, realize that it has already been done. The only truth we uncover is found in Christ and Christ is everywhere. Be where you are. Invite Jesus to chart your course.