Adventure…I know I’m crazy

I need adventure! I’ve been back in my home town for 6 months now…CRAZY, and I’m beginning to get a little…what’s the word I’m looking for…antsy, restless, dare I say…bored. This is not a good place to be. It’s so bad that when I’m in the car by myself I sing “Belle reprise” from the movie Beauty & the Beast. In it she sings with arms wide open…

I want adventure in the great wide somewhere
I want it more than I can tell
And for once it might be grand
To have someone understand
I want so much more than they’ve got planned

Then I just sing over and over the line “I want adventure”, expecting that God’s is hearing my prayer, even though it’s presented in a very unconventional manner. I’m not interested in small living. I believe that God has GREAT things ahead for me. After all, he says he does exceedingly, abundantly more than we can ask, hope, or imagine. That’s saying alot since I think I have a pretty vivid, dynamic imagination.
So, what should I do? What will I do? First, I know that this is where God has called me to be. I’m am doing what God has called me to do, and I rather be within God’s will than anywhere else in the world. And although this may not seem to be the natural step towards all the God-given dreams that I have, I’m trusting that this path is the right one and that it will lead to something great. In the mean time, I’m going to do my best with what what’s before me now, and I’ll try and look a little harder at what’s around me. Maybe the adventure that I’m hoping for is right under my nose.

~ by hmurphy on February 7, 2008.