Transformation

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will". ~Romans 12:1-2

Man, transformation sure does HURT!! This is SO much harder than I thought it would ever be-I feel like I have already been gone for a month, when I have only been gone 5 days. I miss my girls beautiful faces and I long to see them-how long, O Lord, how long??!! I know this will all be worth it when it is over, but it just plain hurts right now. I long to be molded and shaped into who God wants me to be, but that is incredibly painful. I absolutely do not want to come back the same person as I left-this is my prayer...