Looking to the Future

In my years with CP, I have helped CP move warehouses, staff housings, and offices many times - a total of 6, I think. So, needless to say, I have moved or touched most every computer, desk, dish, tent, climbing rope, and flashlight that CP owns. In addition to all of these moves, I have seen CP change communities and leadership. I have a tendency to only remember the great memories of my CP past (and there are many) and not so much the hardships that I have experienced. For me, I have learned that continuously longing for people and places of the past can be a slippery slope. It is not always a bad thing to look back on the people that have blessed our lives and have helped to shape us into the people that we are now. It is only when our reminiscing pulls us away from being present with the time and place God has put us in do these memories begin to hinder us.


It is important for us to be self-aware of where our mind and heart is present and that is something we should all be praying for. But, like a headlamp in a dark cave, we cannot see all of what is ahead. We do not always see the unexpected dips or rocks, but we do have the experience of the path behind us to learn from and help us as we continue on our journey. Likewise, we do not always know what the end of the journey will look like; so, it is important that we not become distracted by things of our future that are still in the dark to us. We must strive to live in the present, taking the lessons from our past to help us as we strive towards the future, whatever that may look like.

-Jenna