“Living a life fully engaged and full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget. Their dreams become one of those “we’ll go there next time” deferrals. The sad thing is, for many there is no “next time” because passing on the chance to cross over is an overall attitude toward life rather than a single decision.” Bob Goff, Love does.
Living out the life that God has planned for me is so much easier said then done. I’ve been called to a great adventure of following Him for a lifetime, and seeking his face. Following Him currently means going to 11 different countries to seek and save the lost. Is this what it looks like for everyone to follow him? No. Would I be in direct disobedience if I said no to this calling? Absolutely, yes.
The desire to put off this trip has come up quite a few times. It started with, “what if I wait until I have no debt” and somehow got to “what if I wait until I’m married so I can experience this all with my husband?!”. Those reasons aren’t evil, terrible, rotten, no good things, but they are not the right thing.
This reality hit me hard when I was reading through the book “Love does” by Bob Goff. Waiting and putting off my dreams could so easily become a lifestyle of Maybe next-time’s, and I should-wait’s. Lets be honest here for one second, following dreams is utterly terrifying and the only comfort that seems to be available is simply not following them. That’s exactly where Satan wants me though. He wants me to stay in salem and feel awful that i’m not doing God’s best for my life. Here is where I’ve landed: Living a mediocre life, doing a whole bunch of comfortable things is not a life I am willing to live.
In the bible “For such a time as this” was Mordecai’s way of saying “Hey Esther, it’s not a coincidence that you’re a jew and also the Queen of Persia. This has all happened for a reason”. Esther sought God with a large army of people who were doing the same thing: seeking his face. Now replace Esther with the name Ariah, and the name Mordecai with the name Kyle, and we’ve come full circle to my life. It took someone who loved me a lot to speak into my life and show me that I have been placed here for such a time as this. It’s my time to go. It’s my time to teach people of God’s freedom and redemption. The time is now, and there isn’t really any time to wait. How rad is that?!
Will you embark on the journey of a lifetime with me? If your answer is yes, here’s some practical ways to do that! 1. Please please please please pray for me and with me. This is a crazy adventure and I need prayer more than anything else! Specific requests are that I would continually trust in Jesus and that I would rely on Him for strength and comfort. 2. Financial support. I’m currently at about $1,000 raised and I need a little over $17,000 overall. My first deadline is $3,500 by October! If you would like to give financially you can give through my blog under the “support me” tab on the left hand side of this page!
Thank you to all who have supported me and loved me through this journey! It really really means the world.
PS. TEE-SHIRTS ARE IN! 🙂
Blessings and Love,
Ariah Lynn Leemrey Limed
