I have been traveling for 9 months now. And everywhere I go, I am constantly stared at. Stared at for being a white woman, something that most in third world countries have never seen. But dad after day, they continue to stare at this person walking down the street. Sometimes it makes me wonder what they see in me as I walk past them everyday.
I carry the spirit of Christ in me every where I go. These people must be staring because I have something they want, they see something beautiful inside me and try to figure out what it is. These people have been lost for so long that they crave what I carry.
- They crave being feeling the love from the one true God who they have not meet or he is just a part of their gods who was just added to the pile; what is one more god to follow?
- They crave feeling the joy and peace that my God so freely gives while they are still trying to figure out why their gods don’t seem to care.
- They crave hearing from their gods as they cry out day after day making sacrifices while my God is living and active and speaks to me everyday.
- They crave going to a better place when they die and believe that doing good deeds is going to give them a better next life while my God gave his only son to die for me and them so that we can be saved and spend eternity in heaven.
- They crave being accepted by following in their ancestors ways and running around trying to make all their gods happy while I am already accepted by Christ and I don’t have to do anything to impress him because he loves unconditionally.
So as I am being stared at day after day, I realize that they are not staring because I am white, they are staring because I have something that they want which is Jesus Christ. Thank you Jesus for using me to plant and water seeds for you, even if it means just smiling at someone.
Thank you Jesus for using me to spread your love around the world!
