Hey!! We have been in southeast asia for about a month now, and being completely honest it has been a very challenging transition. This month has been one of homesickness, uncomfortability, and striving to find my rest in the Lord. I have been studying Hebrews for awhile and this morning I decided to camp out in Hebrews 11, the faith chapter. It goes through the many people in the Bible that have displayed radical faith in the Lord and trusted in His promises for their life.
Hebrews 11:13-16 “These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exhiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had the opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared for them a city.”
I have been learning about the importance of finding my home solely in Jesus. He is the one that brings me comfort. He is the one that brings me true joy. He is the only one that can truly satisfy what my heart longs for, and in Him I find my home. Amidst the uncomfortabilty and the restlessness during this season, I am focusing on the fact that this world is not my home. Texas isn’t even my home! I am in fact a stranger/exhile on earth, so what a priveldge it is to be uncomfortable here for His sake!!! I am striving to continue to have a kingdom mindest and focusing on walking in my authority of who Jesus has called me to be, and bringing heaven to earth while doing so! I will post another blog soon about what ministry has looked like the past month. Thanks for reading what the Lord has been showing me recently! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas!!!
