I will never forget the sound of horns honking, the crowd of people in the street, and the overwhelming feeling of being a foreigner in another country. The smells, sounds, streets, language, everything was different. The first moment I stepped beyond the airport to the street my life would never be the same. I would have never thought spending time in another country, being a part of a different culture, would have so drastically impacted my life, my beliefs, where I had been, and where I was going.
Physically I saw more poverty than I had ever seen before. I saw family’s without homes, children without families, and many without food. I could go on, but this wasn’t what really changed me. It was deeper something that only spiritual eyes could discern. Something no human could touch and no money could ever buy. I saw joy, hope, and love in the eyes of the people. People that knew God, really knew God. At times I wondered if I really did know their God. They took His word for what is was. TRUTH. They lived and taught the word of God. It was pure, precious, and real. I started to desire a life where I could do nothing out of selfish ambition, but in humility I would consider others better than myself. I no longer only wanted to look at my own interests, but also to the interest of others.
Philippians 4:11 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want, I can do ALL things through Him who gives me strength
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I had read this verse many times, but I read it in a new light when I read it in the lives of my new friends. I wasn’t sure before the time I stepped out of the plane in Guatemala where my life was going, but today I have a passion to serve Christ. To become nothing so He can become everything. The eyes of my heart where enlightened giving me understanding of the wonderful future God has promised to those He has called.
