A while back, someone close to me told me to make sure that I wasn’t living up to my potential, but instead to my destiny.
It stopped me in my tracks. All the voices in my head and expectations of people around me suddenly came to a grinding halt. My focus shifted and I realized that other people don’t determine my steps; not even I do! God does. He has ultimate control over my path in life. That sounds so scary and yet, so comforting. Continue reading
Going into my first international mission trip, I had a lot of misconceptions about the impact I would have on the trip. I had this picture in my head that we would arrive in this sad, impoverished village and be like a super hero for these oppressed children. Boy, was I wrong.
The moment I stepped off the bus, screaming, excited, joyous kids flooded our team; it was like a sea of smiles. Every hole that had been left in my heart that summer was immediately filled by God using the love that these kids emulated to me. They didn’t even know me, yet they wanted to give me the little that they had. I was completely astonished to say the least. I ended up needing them so much more than they needed me. How could people with nothing, be so grateful and elated? People in America sulk and pout and throw fits about not having the latest iPhone, when they already have everything they could possibly dream of.
Over the course of this trip, as well as the next, I wrestled with many questions. How is it possible that people who have everything can so easily take things for granted? Why has God blessed my life so immensely with everything I had ever wanted when there are people who have absolutely nothing? Continue reading
His Joy Awaits Me 