Wow!! It has gone by so fast. I have been thinking alot this week about how a little over 4 months ago i was given this huge passion and vision for missions. I was looking through my emails and found my itinerary for my trip there and back. Every time i look through it, i get so excited and cant hold it in. I thank God for this opportunity. This is ultimately for His glory.
You know up to a few weeks ago, i thought i was going to rescue Africa, but actually i am just a small part of what God wants to do through all of us. There is a line in a song by Casting Crowns that goes like this, "how refreshing to know You don't need me, but how amazing to find that You want me." Wow that line has truly transformed my passion and desire to go to the nations. God does not need me, but yet He wants to use me.
In my video i say, "here am i, why not me?" I pray that everyone would begin to say that. "God, why not me?" God desires to use us, but He is not waiting on us to make sure His plans follow through. Life is short. It is not about us but it is all about Him!! My life phrase is to live life with no regrets. Too many times i hear people say,"i wish i would of done this or that, or if i could do it all over i would have done this or that." Those words make me cringe. I feel so bad that people live in regret. The truth is we don't have to. God gives us opportunities all the time. Most of the time we wait around for a "word from God." A famous Christian speaker once said,"just do something!!"
Please don't hear me wrong in thinking that sometimes God wants us to wait. I totally understand that!! But sometimes i think we wait when God is asking us to step out in faith. Just a thought.
Friday, April 10, 2009
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Hi Son,
ReplyDeleteI talk with you often and pray for you daily. I check your website often just to see how you have grown. I am so very proud of you. Your sister and I share many thoughts about you and how God has molded and shaped you just the way He wanted. I remember reading Ernest Easley's book, and he references that we learn so much more when we are in the valleys than when we are on the mountaintops. That is definitely by God's design. We have all seen our fair share of life's trials and hard times, and I know we cannot stop these from occurring, but we can change our response to them. With every "valley"
comes the opportunity to trust God and see our faith grow. When you first told me about your mission desire, my first response was I wanted this to not be true. But everyday, things happen that are beyond my understanding and definitely out of my control. What I really want to say is why me, why this, why now? But that is where faith comes in. Faith is a natural by-product of trusting and following God--no matter what!!!! We are to trust and follow Him even when we do not understand and cannot explain why things seem to be going so terribly wrong and nothing is making sense. We see things differently on the mountaintops than in the valleys. We must continue to walk and do what is right even when we don't feel like it. There is always a way out of a valley--no shortcuts, but we must keep walking, and then climb a mountain which takes work, but it is so worth it when you get to the top. God gives us a view that takes our breath away. I so thank God for you and Lindsey. God loves to see His children step out in faith and trust Him. Your gaze has been on Christ and you have managed to stay grounded in God's word and for that I am so very proud of you. Thank you for keeping me grounded and realizing who is in control of all circumstances. I love you. Mom
dude...I was just going through your stuff again just soaking in the power of Christ through it all. I can't believe you are halfway through your trip... Your blog has helped me a few times to remember how amazing our God is. Your question has made me think alot.... Why not me? I love you and you are always going to be one of my best friends. Praying for you daily bro, can't wait to hear your stories...
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