I Don’t Care Where You Live

The Holy Banditz spent May in Viile Tecii, Romania. There were 28 of us living in the small village, and plenty of opportunities for us to serve the community. I came in with the typical excitement of being in a new place, and living out in the lush countryside was inspiring. The Gypsies were super loving and fun, we connected instantly. BUT then the “8 month on the race” blues hit me. I had to fight to keep myself motivated to “do ministry.” My brother, a United States Marine came home from 8 months overseas and moved back to Dallas. That event, his 25th birthday, and Mother’s Day all happened in the same week. I was like, “ok Lord I’m done with the race, I want to go back home!” Home seemed so appealing because I was so tired! I confessed this to my team, and they prayed for me. Jill said she noticed my passion had quieted, and that she hoped to see me excited about ministry again. Her words pierced me. Passion is my favorite thing, if I’m excited about something, Ill do anything for it! I noticed that when I was at the Elementary School and teaching at the English Club, I came alive, but all other ministry I was just, “blahdy blah.” I was struggling with the concept of ministry vs. life. This is what the race keeps enforcing in my heart. It doesn’t matter where you live or what you do, ministry is everywhere, and YOU can be used as long as your heart is willing to seek out the opportunitites. Ask the Lord to break your heart about the areas in your life where you can serve Him and others. Ask for an intense love for people, that will come out of the overflow of what the Lord is doing in your heart. I was, A. Living out of my own strength and B. Forgetting to ask the Lord to refresh my heart, and give me His eyes. It’s so easy to fall into this trap. I finally did the asking and HE did the answering. Refreshment is so good. Don’t struggle any longer than you have to, You’ll miss so much.