It's going to happen

It started with a bold statement:  "I'm moving to Spain this summer."
Flights were not booked, visas were not applied for, living arrangements had not been made--no preparation whatsoever had been considered. But I was going.

It became a mantra that I would not only tell myself, but anyone who asked (or didn't).
Where did that first absurd domino statement come from though?
I think the younger Lynda in this video answers that best:
Any time I have heard clearly from Yahweh it has been a spontaneous but strong thought in my head that seems crazy to do alone, but I foresee a strong remorse if I do not follow through. As cliché as it sounds, it's the kind of act that takes a "leap of faith"--an act that starts with a thought that I know I didn't make up in my brain.
I have a handful of personally substantial instances that I can recollect:

1. Moving to Mexico after high school
2. Praying with fervor for a man that was blind
3. Giving my car away to a missionary
4. ...and now this.

I tell Yahweh things and He instructs/comforts me (through His Scriptures & by His Spirit), but the above four moments were ones that made me sweaty and nervous and maybe a little teary, but I never for a moment regretted acting on those prompts by Him. It's obedience.

I'm not always obedient though. This year's been a rough one. I've been told I come across to people like I have my life together, but honestly I often feel only held together by Him. Even when I go through long seasons of neglecting time with Him in prayer and in His Scriptures, He still continues to bless my life with good surprises and show me unconditional love through the people that surround me.

His love has always been an unrelenting one for me. From creation, when He designed the tulip in a way He knew I would love to look at. On the cross, when He paid with His bloodshed for the pardon of the offenses I would commit at a later time. In Heaven, where even He says that He is preparing a place for me. And here, where He fills my life with wonderful opportunities and the best people simply because He loves me, no matter what I am doing or not doing.

So I am going to listen to Him on this. Even though not everything is arranged. Even though the finances aren't all there. Even though a million things could still go wrong. I am trusting in my Heavenly Father to provide because I know He is the God who sees me and who loves me unconditionally.

So I know it's going to happen.

Tickets are bought. Departure is May 24th from California, May 31st from the U.S.
I arrive in Paris on June 1st with my luggage and three months to occupy Europe.

Tentative plans:

1. Meet with my friends J & E in Italy
2. Meet with my friends A, EF, S, & C in Barcelona
3. Take my admissions test/personal interview for the nursing program in Madrid on June 13th
4. Walk the 500 mile Camino de Santiago solo for up to 30 days
5. Job hunt and sight-see
6. Come back to apply for visa in San Fran in Sept
7. Get back to Spain as soon as that finishes processing

If you'd like to pray, the following are my needs:

1. That I would trust in His provision
2. That I would be alert and protected in my travels 

I won't be on social media during the summer, but I will be posting on this blog regularly (mostly so that my mom doesn't worry herself to death in those three months) to inform the people who care or are curious what's going on with my leap.

If you care to contact me during that time I will also be using/checking my email as often as the blog is updated: davislynda@live.com
I would totally appreciate encouragement on this journey, or even just a check-in to know I'm still cared for, so don't hesitate to email if you have the desire. It could just be that I get the message on the day I'm ready to give up.

Thanks for your care or curiosity! Both are welcomed and appreciated.
-Lyn