life is undeniably flipped, folded, and bent in so many directions different from what i lived just a bit over a month ago and reflecting on it is honestly terrifying. the only thing that scares me more than that is how powerful i’ve seen God to be. if you want to know what the world race really is here you go: basically being forced to rely on God otherwise you’ll drown in the life you’re living. believe me ive already drowned a few times. and it sucks. everyone came with expections and dreams. all of which God will literally laugh in your face at. if He has already called you across the world do you not think everything else will be his plans too? a year ago at this time i had never even heard of Adventures in Missions!! our own plans mean nothing to the Lord.
now there is two ways you can take that absolute truth. 1) you could fight it as long as you physically can until you eventually break down in your hammock on the roof of a community house in the middle of a foreign country (my route..wouldn’t recommend) or simply never reach the fulfillment you are constantly craving. OR 2) you can recognize that he has NEVER let you down in your entire life and isnt going to start now so you might as well let the God of the ENTIRE FREAKING UNIVERSE have your soul. once you get to the inevitable 2nd choice it is going to hurt. God will take things from you, and it will be painful for your flesh. but He is sitting right next to you yelling, “Why do you not trust me?? I made you! I know you better than you do! And dont try to tell me trust is hard for you.. blah blah i know i’ve heard you use that on everyone. It’s ME this time.” then, one day you may wonder why you can’t seem to get it together. to that He replies “You do not need to have it all together. I have all of the parts for you; all of the pieces are in my hands. the cracks that make you collapse can be refit to be new. trust me.” so you have to jump to Him. you have to. even if you miss a little bit he will catch the slack and pull you in tighter than you could imagine.
“He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me” (Pslam 18:16-19)
DO YOU HEAR THIS AMAZING NEWS!! when the inevitable crash of your enemies and foes hits you HE IS ALREADY WAITING. AND HE ISNT MAD ABOUT WAITING (he’s a lot more patient than a lot of us.. something i need to work on). HE IS DELIGHTED TO HAVE HIS LOVE ACCEPTED. HE ALWAYS HAS BEEN DELIGHTED IN YOU, WHETHER YOU WANT HIM TO BE OR NOT. HOW AMAZING!!!!!!! i’m not going to pretend its easy; but pain is never without purpose when the Lord is involved. so maybe you do fumble in the dark and bump your head or possible snap a finger off. the only way out is to trust our God. The Ultimate Healer will take hold of you. that is a promise he made. that is actually one of the 5,467 promises He made and kept in the Bible. sounds like a pretty solid guy to me. sounds like someone that deserves the trust of your life.
