That is how a conversation started with a very close friend of mine. Closely followed by, I support you in any decision you make. It made me smile.
I have kinda touched on this all before in other blogs but it keeps coming up and I am not surprised. This is a one of a kind mission trip and not something most people would ever consider doing or can even rap their brains around. I whole heartedly believe that God called me to do this trip.
I spent about ten years of my life doing things my way. I did not go to church with any kind of regularity. And if I were to tell the truth when I was there I didn’t pay much attention. I tried so hard to make things work and it never did. Lucky for me God never gave up and as I look back I can see where he was taking care of me. How he was working in my life even though I didn’t know it was him or even realize that I needed the help.
Divorce. That is what it took to get my attention. Can you say hard headed? I was rock bottom and had nowhere to go but up. This is when God got center stage in my life. Now I am not saying that everything was all hunky dory from that moment on. God had to yell at me. (that is how I like to put it) Then he used others around me to get his point across. He then had to repeat it a couple of times to make sure that I got the point. So here I am.
I believe that God is going to use this trip to teach me something that I would not be able to comprehend if I continued to live my life like I am. Sometimes we need to be removed from everything familiar and comfortable to learn. My friend doesn’t get it but that is ok. We are all at different places in life.
