After a month of ministry, I can safely say that God is AWESOME (duh). Seriously though, our squad leaders proposed some questions to reflect on for this first month of ministry. In a spirit of vulnerability, I thought I would share what God has been teaching me in Peru. I pray that those of you reading this hide these truths in your hearts. Please note that my answers were written in my journal as a conversation with God. I just transcribed it directly, so I am talking with God in my answers.
The first question posed: What did you learn about God this month?
I learned that you love the details, Father. In Your Word, you pieced together millions of details so that you could say “I love you” a million different ways. Your goodness is beyond measure and so is your expression of that goodness, God. In your intimacy with me, you still love the details. I know that I am already fully known by you and that I don’t have to share the details with you for that to be true, but you love when I do. This past month, we have just talked about every little thing, and I have felt your love so immensely in that. I have learned what it means to pray without ceasing, and it is really just sharing every part of me and my experiences with you, my Love and my Savior. Not only do you express your love in the details of your Word, but you express it in the details of my life- like when you took me to an art studio to learn from a Peruvian Artist. It wasn’t a part of ministry, and it wasn’t for anyone else, but you gave me that gift because you knew I, Sammiera, would love it.
Second question: What did you learn about yourself this month?
I learned that I carry peace. You, Father, taught me about my role in the kingdom: a bridge maker, cultural interpreter, tranquility in the midst of chaos. I am also wild. I want adventure with the Father and will follow Him with reckless abandonment. I want to go to the darkest corners of the earth to chase the one. God has made me brave in loving people. These words can be expressed in a picture of myself standing on top of a mountain. I am breathing the fresh air and looking out for what seems like miles. My heart stops because I am in awe of its beauty. This view somehow encompasses both the epitome of peace and yet the wildest thing I know. Then God said, “You are my creation, and I made you to be this mountain, full of peace of full of wilderness.
Guys, God has stuff to say about you. So as He asks you, “Who do you say that I am?” ask Him the same question in return.
