This month my team is in Malawi. We are at a Christian Academy called ABC. It is a lot like a “mini America” in that most of the teachers are American and they teach an American based curriculum. I have the amazing opportunity to use my education as a Physical Educator to help teach the Elementary students. I also am helping coach the high school Girl’s Basketball team- which is further solidifying my passion for coaching. My schedule includes helping teach in the mornings (basketball and swimming) and then basketball practice in the afternoon. My team has also been able to visit various other local ministries such as orphanages, preschools and villages. It has been amazing being able to see both inside and outside the walls of ABC. I’ve heard that the parents of the students here do amazing things in this country like embassy work or missionaries or political work or doctors- they have a platform In this country. The teachers here do so much in the community both by going to it as the hands and feet of Jesus and by teaching the children of influential people. It’s such an amazing place that is clearly ordained by God and I’m blessed to be here.
The other morning I went to the local hospital (ABC clinic) because I wasn’t feeling well and suspected that I had some sort of skin infection. The doctor agreed and put me on an antibiotic for a staff infection on my scalp. I have to take a couple days off of ministry with the students because this infection is contagious and I don’t want it to spread. I think God’s forcing me to sit down, spend some real time with Him and work some things out. Process. Seems like an easy word to throw around haphazardly, but in this moment for me, it’s imperative that I take time to process both with the Lord and with myself. It’s time I finally find: FREEDOM, IDENTITY and FOUNDATION in my Heavenly Father.
[Abba, calm my heart and mind to be able to hear from You clearly in these next few days as I spend hours with you pursuing You and Your words for me.]
Freedom from the chains of sin. Lustful, prideful, unjoyful, against my identity sin. Sin that keeps me from becoming the person God has wonderfully created me to be. I welcome conviction and correction from the Holy Spirit of God in order to bring me closer to His heart and His will. Good. Pleasing. Perfect.
My identity is who my Creator says I am. Look for it and speak it’s life into my deep seeded beliefs of who I am. Truth to Life.
Sure up my foundation. Put the Cornerstone where He belongs. Support the structure with word of Truth and begin to build. Lay a blueprint. Stand Firm.
It seems to me that God is seeing what I need and what He wants to guide me in and illuminates them for me. He’s also giving me time and space to meet with Him to work on these areas together with my Creator, Savior and Counselor.
So… I sat down.
