Inspired song for this week: King of My Heart by Bethel
As you already know by now, I am going on the World Race! The World Race is an 11 month mission trip to 11 Countries to share God’s love, to serve His beautiful people. An adventure none the less, to learn and grow into a closer and even more intimate relationship with God as His daughter.
I’m sure your first thought is “What made you decide to leave your comfort zone and travel the world out of your backpack, for 11 months!?!? Well, I’m glad you asked. This is my story, the story that God is continuing to write about my life. To understand why, we have to start with what God has done in my life up until this point. I pray that His love and Hope will capture your heart as you read this, that He will speak straight to you.
I was seven years old; my entire world shattered. My heart was broken from the pain of my parents divorce. I felt lonely, angry, fear and hopelessness. My parent’s didn’t go to church; the only thing I knew about God was from the “night night prayers” my mom would pray with my sister Katharina and I before bedtime. But I knew deep in my heart, I believed with everything in me that God is Real. It was then that He became my Best Friend, my everything in the darkest most painful time in my life. I would sit in my room, or be out in nature; talk, sing and just be with Him. I knew that there was more to life than this, more than my circumstances and the situation(s) I was put in.
I desired to know God, to be close to Him and His people. I wanted to know why. Why do you love me, God? I didn’t grow up in church, I didn’t know the Bible inside and out. Yet, you still love me and are here from me. Why? At that age, I didn’t know you could hear from God or feel his presence. I just knew He was there, listening to every word I said and comforting me.
He gave me Hope when I had none. He has given me Love, when I haven’t felt loved. He accepted me, when I didn’t accept myself. He made a way, when it looked like there was no way. He gave me peace, in the middle of every storm. He showed me how beautiful and worthy I am, that I am made perfectly. He showed me that I am made to be pursued, wooed and loved every day of my life by HIM my creator!
The love I have experienced from Him, far outweighs any love that any person could ever give me. Because of that, no one can tell me that God isn’t real. Ive experienced too much, seen God move too many mountains to count, and watched him change peoples lives in more ways that can be explained.
So why do I want to go on this adventure, this mission? Because, I want every person in this world to know and experience the same Love and Hope that God has shown me.
