As I write this I must be completely honest with you, I have been so overwhelmed the past couple of weeks. The adversary is working so hard to distract me from the will of the Father and most days he’s winning. But not today.
Most of my days consist of feelings of anxiety with the thought of leaving in just a little over 5 months. Its no secret that this journey is about to change my life forever. In all honesty I am shaking in my boots. I’m terrified of the unknown. In fact the battle is so consistantly wrecking that I’ve found myself bursting in tears at random moments through out the day. Yes, I know I am being such a girl.
Today was a special day tho. Y’all Jesus is so, so, so, good. He truly does make me brave. Its the little things that He captures our attention with and for me its usually through some sweet little child. I love kids. They truly are the example of bravery.
What happened to me today was God ordained. I work at a school so names are prohibited. What I can tell you tho is a story of a little one who touched my life in just a short time and he didn’t even know it.
As I went to my usual duties at departure time I was asked to sit with “Peter”. Peter was a boy with an abundance of joy that captured me immediately. He had such a sweet spirit about him that everyone seemed to love. He wasn’t afraid of new things or change. Peter was specifically brave for overcoming obstacles that most of us would cringe at the thought of having to face. Today was Peters second day back. As we sat on that bench waiting for his parents, the peace of Jesus was like a fragrance floating through the air as Peter and I belly laughed while “making magic” which consisted of making his crutches stand up on there own, (it was pretty cool I have to admit) but the look on the other kids faces as they walked by in amazement was priceless. Seeing Peter filled with laughter while staring his obstacle right in the face did something to me but hearing the words that would flow from his mouth really captivated my attention. “I am brave because of the car wreck and thats why I’m not scared of walking on these crutches.” Peter is quite possibly the bravest soul I’ve encountered. Peter doesn’t see his crutches as an obstacle, he sees them as a symbol of bravery and wears it with dignity.
I think what Peter taught me is kind of the same concept that Peter in the book of Matthew teaches us. To be brave sometimes we have to look at our obstacles and laugh and then shift our focus on Jesus because He commands the waves and the winds and He has the tendency to make us more brave than we could ever imagine.
Matthew 14:27-33
As humans we tend to put our focus on things of this world and if you’re like me I always look at all the negatives somehow forgetting that I serve a God who goes before me and is willing to reach out his hand and catch me every time I start to doubt. I believe that if were brave like “Peter” we can belly laugh our way through life knowing who holds our tomorrow. He makes us brave.
