I seriously cannot believe I’m almost done with my 3rd month in Cambodia. Time has flown by!!! It seems so normal to be living here now. Biking through crazy traffic and eating fried rice everyday. I haven’t seen carpet or good water pressure since August but it’s not weird anymore. Hearing the monks chant at 4am and the “interesting” smells of the streets no longer phase me. Being barefoot 98% of the time, wearing the same outfit 3x a week and sweating constantly are just part of my routine now. I think God has allowed me to get comfortable here because He wants to see if I will keep my kingdom mindset. Will I continue praying for people on the street if I pass by them everyday? Will I be looking for ways to serve my team even though I’m tired? When I come back to America and my routines at home will I be looking for ways to be a missionary where I’m at??
As Americans we love schedules and structure. As soon as we get into a routine we become like robots. Get up, eat some breakfast (if you even have time for that), go to work or school, lunch break, come home exhausted, finish practice or pick up the kids from dance class, dinner, homework/TV, go to bed and repeat it all the next day. Once you get into a routine it’s easy to place God on the back burner, go about your day and not think twice. But is that why God created you? To go through each day aimlessly just doing tasks that are set before you???
Absolutely not! He calls us to be radical in our pursuit for Him. We are suppose to wake up each day looking forward to how He is going to use us. It shouldn’t be about what we want to accomplish that day but instead what God wants to accomplish through us. So spice up your everyday routine. Start asking God who He wants you to love on or pray for. Whether you are in Cambodia or headed to work, coffee in hand, just like any other morning, remember that God has sooooooo much more for you!
As I start to have routines here and life seems to be becoming mundane God is challenging me to constantly keep my eyes fixed on Him. To become closer and closer each day to who He created me to be! As Gods children we were created to love one another. That’s it. Easy enough right?? So even if you don’t do anything crazy out of the ordinary today, love on somebody that you struggle to even tolerate. Love on them well. I don’t know about you but I want to make a difference in this world, or at least somebody’s world.
