so… i recognize that it’s been a while. i’m not proud of a how few times i have written lately.
…here are some things.
1. i am no longer in Asia.
2. i got a new team at the start of Indonesia. #teamKiMBERLiTE
3. i LOVED Indonesia, and i was very sad to leave.
4. we have had a lot of different experiences with ministry lately, in Indonesia, and during our first week in Eastern Europe.
5. i am learning a lot about the similarities and differences between things. [explanation to come.]
i LOVE the Race. i cannot even describe how much I love it. as much as I miss my family and friends in the homeland, i know that this is where i am supposed to be, and that’s a feeling that i’m not really used to feeling.
anyway, i learn through the realizations and retrospect. “realization” has two definitions. here they are.
there are a lot of opportunities to be fully aware of things and live in the moment on the Race. it is one of the things that i appreciate most about the environment that God has let me be in. the Race has given me places, times, and situations to help me fully experience what God has designed and put in front of me… but sometimes I don’t readily see it.
one of the most influential and life-changing aspects of God’s teachings in Asia was the power of stepping back and looking at life, objectively. when i can sit and see what God has laid in front of me, objectively, i see more of what He wants me to see. I don’t see the annoying things. i don’t see the difficulties. i see what He created and the people that He has place around me. i see the beauty of the world. i give myself room for optimism and positivity.
my realizations are usually that of the first definition. i become aware of the facts of the situation, rather than just seeing what i want to see. sometimes, the details and facts are hard and distressing. other times, they are beautiful. but… they are always meaningful.
i’ve said this SO many times, but the way God works is not the way that we expect. for me, being ready to look at things with different perspectives gets me closer to seeing things how God sees them, and that’s pretty awesome.
Take a second and look around at the things that have become normal in your life. You might just be able to see things in a new light and appreciate them for what they are. God has had a way of doing that for me.
