As we make this drive I’m in awe of the beauty and wonder we are passing. Endless mountains full of snow. Untouched, glorious, wonderous. I sit here passing hundreds of mountain tops wondering how many of them are completely untouched. How many have been climbed and conquered by a few. What is hidden in every up and down of this natural creation that hasn’t been discovered by man.
Imagine being the first person to ever walk up a specific mountain. To be the first person to see a view that no one else has been able to experience. To be somewhere that no one has been before. Not even the first necessarily. Some of these mountains may have been conquered in the past but an easy path has been laid now for people to follow to get through. But at this point they look so unbothered by mankind that to walk them now you would feel like the first. Imagine it. Imagine getting that gift, to be the first.
But we are. The 10/40 window is mainly untouched by Christianity. A few have traveled through but not every mountain has been conquered, not nearly every person has been reached. Yet. God has chosen me…. ME!!! to be the first Christian meeting His untouched children in this part of the world. And it overwhelms me.
He chose me. A sinner who fails Him daily and is in desperate need of the gospel. He chose me, not because I’m good at walking on mountain tops but because the gospel means something to me. I don’t want to share His love because I’m “supposed” to but because I know, firsthand, how it changes lives. I know the beauty through the trials. I feel unqualified and undeserving to be on this mission yet He equips me with everything I need for that day. He equips my mouth with words, my hands with actions and my heart with love.
I’m in tears because I am so honored and humbled that He chooses me. There is so much beauty I have had the honor to see. Snow, mountains, valleys, deserts, oceans and even cities. That’s what is easy to share. But the greater beauty He has shown me is in people. Resilience, determination, love, sacrifice, community, kindness, laughter, joy and abundantly more.
I signed up for the race with the intention of trying to bless others. I signed up for sacrifice, hardship, lack and to pour out. But as much as I have given, more has been given unto me. I have been blessed abundantly by those I desire to bless. I received a prophecy in 2015 about traveling abroad and one thing that was spoken was “you’re going to be blessed as much as the people that you’re going to bless.” Man, God has truly brought that around in incredible ways.
As I am in awe of this astonishing view I am driving through I am reminded that His greatest creation is us. Let’s remember to live like it.
