its been a while so here is some verbal vomit!

 IM GOING TO NEPAL!
wow it feels so good to know and let it be known! in the picture below are the other students who will be coming with me plus 2 staff members! (who aren't in the pic because they did not go on the hike)
In other news I got stung by a bee the other day on my pinky toe and the swelling still has not gone down.
Anyway! I know it has been a while since I have posted on here so I will try and remember all I have to say. this last week we had a speaker named Jeff Waalks and he talked mostly about reaching the un reached. Jeff live's in Kyrgyzstan with his family (wife and 2 kids) and once a year he hikes up in the mountains in Afghanistan to reach Kyrgyz people who have lived there for years having little to no contact with the out side world and have never heard the name of Jesus. But the part that stood out to me from
Jeff's speaking was not all the crazy adventures he has been on with his buddy Dan (which I will probably talk about later) or the crazy dangerous yet exciting places they have been. no it was that the reason he had a heart for reaching those un touched people groups was because he was following exactly what
god was calling him to do. It was not the fact that he was living this amazingly exciting life traveling and hiking and what not but that he was radically obeying God which then allowed him to live this way.
one thing that God is really highlighting in my life is that it is so easy to say I'm going to lay this down for God but what happens when he actually calls us to practice it? I mean what if God really calls me to just leave my life in Bellingham and live here in Hawaii for a year or more!? What would I do if he called me to live in Nepal for more then the 3 months I am planing on being there with little to no contact with family or friends? it is the slow realization that comes when I realize all that is in my life is a gift from God. A right that he has given me from birth. the most beautiful realization I have made here is the only control I do have in my life and what happens to me is if I choose to be obedient or not. That is my only control.
Giving your life for Christ and his plans dose not mean your life will be out of control, it will just be out of your control.
This concept is not new to me nor is it a surprise. I am so used to being able to control every situation or know how to direct it or manipulate where ever I am at to accommodate my comfort but the thing is God is not changing who he is to accommodate my comfort. He wont change his plan to make sure I stay nice and cozy in my own little world. its not in his nature. He will however give me the grace I need for when the situation arises. In the end that is all I can really expect from him. That he is God, I am who he created me to be, and he has a plan. I just need to be still and know that he is God.

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  1. Praise God for the mighty way He is working in your life. Your sharing tells me that God is working out his plan for you and we are so happy to see you accepting all he has for you. Love Grandma&Grandpa

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