Do you ever have those moments with the Father that just take your breath away. Like you’re just in a moment doing whatever you’re doing and you begin to think about all the Lord has done in your life, you think about how big he really is, how good he really is. It’s the sweetest assurance, knowing that you have a Father in Heaven, creator of everything, that loves you unconditionally and longs for you to know him more and more.
I had that kind of moment this morning, actually I’m still sitting in it as I write this. I haven’t written anything on here in a while; I think I was in Cambodia the last time I sat down and wrote about what God was doing in the world and in my life.
Allow me to briefly explain why that is. It’s rather simple actually, I was angry with God and with AIM (Adventures in Missions). If you didn’t know, back in March I came home back to Knoxville due to COVID. So that was a huge bummer and big shock. Not being able to finish my race all the way through was extremely difficult for me and confusing. So in coming home so suddenly, I had a lot of confusion and anger and disappointment, and well, I didn’t really know how to deal with it. So instead of dealing with it I chose to sit in my sadness and disappointment for a few months and on top of that chose to take all my anger out on the Lord cause it had to be his fault, right?
Wrong. See instead of choosing to look at what God was doing through that situation and working it for his good (Romans 8:28) and trusting him, I thought the way I had envisioned my life playing out was far better… it wasn’t, and never will be.
So yeah, long story short, God had to slap me upside the head a lot through this summer and took me through a beautiful process of learning to trust him ultimately, and learning how to walk out my faith on a daily basis with just him in the midst of a very lukewarm culture.
So tough summer kinda, but also an amazing summer cause I spent it wrestling with the Lord and getting aligned with his will for me and stepping further into intimacy with him. So he really does work all things for his good even if we can’t see it.
So that brings us to now and what I’m doing and what God is doing. Currently I’m down in Gainesville Georgia at AIM’s home office campus as a team leader for C squad. And let me tell you, it’s incredible. I’m living in a tent and getting to lead and disciple a new team of guys. Oh, and I’m learning a whole lot about the Father and seeing him show up in all of these Racer’s lives and getting to be a part of watching him transform their lives and mine as well (Romans 12:2).
We are also getting the chance to do ministry in a couple weeks down in Louisiana helping with hurricane relief.
Because of Covid, we are in a bubble on this campus and can’t leave so we are having teachings on different aspects of ministry and what living in the kingdom of God looks like.
So yeah, that’s what I’m up to currently and what God is doing around me. I’ll be writing more frequently and updating on what God is up to around the world and what he is teaching me. And if you ever have questions or want to talk about any of this please feel free to email me.
In His Precious Name,
~ Nathan
