Ministry looks so different everywhere we go. In India we sang songs and gave messages, in Nepal we passed out tracts and spoke in villages, in Romania we’ve handed out food and clothing. And today I swept a gravel driveway. And today I was finding it hard to find joy in the work I was doing.
But God reminded me that it doesn’t matter what I think ministry should look like, and it doesn’t matter if I think the task seems small and mundane, because it needs to be done, so why not just do it with a joyful heart. We can find God in everything we do, sometimes we just have to open our eyes.
It’s been difficult in Romania at times, having internet again and being with another team, it’s easy to get distracted or put off time with God. And I’ve found myself missing the simplicity of Nepal, being so disconnected from everything. God seemed so close and access to Him didn’t seem so limited. Being back in civilization has made me have to be more intentional in my relationship with Him. This month God has been teaching me that He is the Initiator, the Pursuer, and the Finisher. We are the responders. God allows us to participate in what He’s doing in this world. I came on the world race in response to God’s love. Doing something crazy and out of the ordinary doesn’t seem so radical when it’s in response to God’s great, unfailing love. I am finding that the more I get to know God, the more I want my actions to honor Him all the time, even when I’m just sweeping gravel.
I long to look on the face of the One that I love, long to stay in Your presence it’s where I belong. -Jesus Culture
