For the past two months (Nepal and Malaysia) I have been sick. It started in Nepal where we believe I contracted a parasite. I am fine it just isn’t delightful and not going away. I took some medicine and felt better for a bit, but then I found myself being sick once again. So I went to the doctor and took some more medicine. Once I began to feel like this little parasite had gone away my throat began to hurt, I had a cough, and a headache. So for the past two months I have been sick and currently still am. AND I AM SICK OF IT! I have prayed for healing, I’ve had others pray for me, I took medicine, I have rested. I feel as if I’ve done all I can to get healthy. That is all you can do on the World Race to get healthy. Sometimes when I get sick it is a Reminder for me to slow down.(I kinda learned that in Jamaica.) so that’s what I did I took a few days of rest, but the sickness has continued. Well as I sit here on the ground outside a bank at 1am waiting on our bus the Lord has revealed some things to me. This time the Lord has been showing me that even through my sickness, my pain, my sleepiness, and my wants I am still His and I am still the light of the world. Let me tell you I have not been acting like it. I have been quick to be frustrated or annoyed just because I don’t feel well. I’ve had to say more than a few apologies and probably have more that need to be said. I’m realizing that I have been allowing my circumstances to dictate my decisions. I love the saying “be a thermostat not a thermometer.” Because the temperature/circumstances around you shouldn’t change you but you should change it. I say this to myself a lot, especially when I know I’m letting my circumstances get to me. Today I am declaring that I am a thermostat, yes I know that sounds weird, but I want to change the temperature of my surroundings. I want to turn up the heat for the Lord wherever I go. I want to set a fire in the souls of those around me because there’s one burning in me. “We need to hang around people that pour water on the fires of our fears, and throw gasoline on the passions of our dreams.”- Kris Vallotton. Through this sickness I will choose joy and though all my circumstances I will be His light!
We have had a crazy good time in Malaysia! I will be posting pictures of what we’ve done on social media soon. My team and I head to Thailand tomorrow (7/9/18) bright and early! We are traveling by van and bus and it will be a 30ish hour travel. Prayers for safe travels and choosing joy through the craziness are much appreciated!
