Blind Faith

Have you ever felt the sudden, undeniable, unavoidable conviction of the Holy Spirit?  I thought I had. Until yesterday, I thought I had been uniquely familiar with the movement of the Spirit in my life.  But God humbles the proud by moving unexpectedly and yesterday, standing behind the teller line, staring at the ceiling, not really thinking, just being peaceful, the very presence of the Holy Spirit moved on me, like I have never before felt.
I have been restless about my job.  I know that the Lord has things in motion that I cannot possibly see yet and I have faith in that, but I felt like I was standing still and, hyper as I usually am, it was not a good place for me.  I have been applying for jobs, seeking writing and/or editing positions where I can write for God (not just anything).  So I was thinking about this and the Holy Spirit moved and said, "It's time," and flooded my mind with the conviction to go back to school for my masters.  I have been thinking about it on and off for a while, but not in any concrete way (mostly because I am not a good test taker and the GRE is well... a test).  But I just started writing, listing what it would take to go back and where.  And without even really thinking, the answers were already there: DBU, scholarships, grants, GRE. It was so simple, I don't know why I didn't think of it before.  But the truth is that I wasn't yet ready for it.

When I got home, my mother reminded me that my original plan was to only take a year off, and wonder of all wonders, even though I forgot that, the Lord reminded me of "the Plan" one year to the very day of my graduation and my return home.  Isn't that something?

Acts 20:22-24
"And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God's grace."