Nepal was a humbling month,
a month of God changing perspectives.
Our ministry was hiking into villages in the Himalayan Mountains to share the gospel with people, some of whom have never heard of God or Jesus before.
It was hard at times.
We would share the gospel, pray for people, and visit current church members.
But there were no tangible results.
No new believers.
No new believers.
No new church attendees.
No healings.
No healings.
During these hard times, I wrestled with God.
"Why are we doing this?"
"Why do we have to hike up 2 hours to visit someone for 15 minutes & then hike back down?"
"Why aren't you answering our prayers?"
"Will these tracts we are handing out actually make a difference?"
One day as I hiked back down a rocky path God whispered to me,
"Katie… it's not about you & what you do.
It's about ME.
You need to be faithful with what I have given you &
trust that in my timing your prayers will be answered.
You are my messenger & what you are doing right now
is what I need you to be doing."
It's about ME.
You need to be faithful with what I have given you &
trust that in my timing your prayers will be answered.
You are my messenger & what you are doing right now
is what I need you to be doing."
He pointed me back to a kingdom perspective;
he took my focus off of myself & put it back on him.
It's so easy for me, at times, to get caught up in what I am doing & the accomplishments I have…
BUT really, it's about so much more than that.
BUT really, it's about so much more than that.
It's about being faithful to God
in times and moments when I wonder "what in the world am I doing & does it even matter?"
in times and moments when I wonder "what in the world am I doing & does it even matter?"
It's about trusting that God will use me
to bring glory to His Kingdom even when it may seem pointless, tiring, or a waste of time.
to bring glory to His Kingdom even when it may seem pointless, tiring, or a waste of time.
It's about putting 100% into the ministry he has gifted me with,
knowing that he has me where I am for a very specific reason even when I may not be able to see it.
knowing that he has me where I am for a very specific reason even when I may not be able to see it.
[A man we visited & prayed for on one of our hikes]
