“I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.” Isaiah 42:6-7
I’m in my last few months of college, ONLY TWO MONTHS LEFT. It’s a pretty big deal and I’m pretty dang excited to be finished. This has been one of the best, most beautiful, but challenging years of my life. For the past year, the question I’ve been asked the most is, “What are you going to do when you graduate?” My answer for THE longest time was “I don’t know.” I’ve always had ideas of what I’ve wanted to do, but I had no idea what the Lord wanted me to do. I prayed and prayed and kept waiting. All the while He continued to train me to rest in Him in the middle of the unknown. To my impatient self, He had me wait for what felt like eternity for Him to answer me. The World Race. Uhh, I’m sorry what?? I’ve always known I wanted to do missions, but just hop up and leave the country for 11 months after I graduate? That’s it? Yep, that’s it. If I’m being honest, I was terrified. I dug my feet in the mud for quite awhile. Then ya know, He sweetly and gently broke me down and we worked through a WHOLE lot of my very irrational fears. In my heart, I knew it was exactly what I wanted to do. I’ve pretty much waited my entire college career to do exactly this. He of course knew that, so here I am.
That brings me to Isaiah 42:6-7. A verse that I have prayed for several years to be real in my life. I want my heart to break for the things His heart breaks for. I want to know what He is passionate about, and be passionate about those things. I prayed that I wouldn’t just know those things, but that I would be active in seeing those things come to pass. He desires to open eyes that are blind, to free those who are captive and release those who sit in darkness. His heart is burning with compassion for people. While my heart has desired those same things for some time, I wasn’t quite sure what do to with them. I wanted to see Isaiah 42:6-7 put into action, but I didn’t know how to do that. I believe that the World Race is what He has chosen for a season of my life to further see and know His heart on this. Because He is SO gracious and kind, He made us in representation of Him, to walk in His light and His righteousness for those who are not. He has called us to share His love and compassion for people over all the earth. So for me, that means in January I will be packing my one bag (that should be interesting) for the next 11 months. Travel to 11 different countries to serve Him and be His hands and feet to those who are broken, hurt and in need of the One who I know as my sweet, loving, kind Father. I am so thankful He has given me grace to walk through this journey for Him and with Him.
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