One thing is apparent about Chiapas, Mexico. This land is seated in a thick fog of spiritual oppression. With a history rich in pagan worship and human sacrifice, this land is mightily in need of freedom. The Lord has strongly been placing on my heart to
pray for more workers. He has been doing so much work just in the short time we have been here. Read some of the blogs! Check out Jennifer Smith’s blog entitled “Have I got a story for you!” God is moving and paving the way for more to come in! He desires freedom for His people!
Pray for more workers!
During my personal time with the Lord this morning, I asked Him to share His heart with me. I asked Him to show me the things He loves and the things He is passionate about. Suddenly, painful pictures of starving children living in horrendous conditions filled my mind. I saw the lepers with their hands out. Filthy and helpless, they cried out for help. There was so much sadness and despair in these images and that’s when the Lord spoke. He said, “Jenny, these are the things that are in my heart and that I am passionate about. These are the people whom I love. They are painful to see and will utterly break your heart. Are you ready for that?”
Am I ready? Was I ready for the answer that God loves the things that aren’t what we label as beautiful? They aren’t necessarily saturday morning cartoons and a clean livingroom (one of my favored childhood memories) But instead, the filthy, starving, down cast peoples of the world, sick in their sin, living in their own defacation, crying out for mercy? The Lord delights in our humanity and His heart breaks for us. He desires to see us
freed.
Lord, I want to be in your bloodstream! I want to dance to the rhythm of your heartbeat and ride on the wings of your desires! Lift us out of our ownselves and teach us to walk with you. No wonder following Jesus is hard. The things He loves can often be that which repulses us. So He may not delight in a pine-sol scented living room and Downy soft towels (which I miss right now). What can I forsake then to truly follow Him?
