So far on the World
Race, I have not chosen the ministry that my team and I have been doing. We
have not been able to choose where we go either. This is what I signed up for.
This is where God has me. I must be faithful.
I am so fortunate that God would choose to use me, therefore
why do I think I should have a choice in what HIS work looks like? Over the
past week working with the kids, I have learned that God has entrusted me with
so much- His children that He loves. What do I do with that? I must be
faithful.
So many times in our lives we will find ourselves in places
we would have never chosen for ourselves. Until a year ago I did not know that
the country of Moldova existed; now I am living in a small village full of God’s
people. So many of them are broken by addiction, poverty, the remaining burden
of Communism, and God has put me here to love them. I must be faithful.
Obedience is not easy when you don’t have a choice but God
calls us to be faithful with what He gives us. I am called to do my best, use
the gifts that I have, and show the love He has for His people. Over the next
year I know that I am going to be stretched beyond what I think I can do. I will be put in places that I would never
choose to go on my own. I must be faithful.
This trip is absolutely ridiculous. It makes no sense to go
the places that my team and I will travel. Most people would never choose to
live this life, live in these dark and poor places, but I am here. God uses the
foolish things to shame the wise. (1 Corinthians 1:25-28). I am learning to
trust God where He has me and to allow Him to use me for His work, especially
when I do not choose it. God’s purpose is so much greater than my own. I must
be faithful.
