Bulgaria is different from anything that I imagined. I’ve already had such an incredible time here, and it’s only my second day here. Our contact here is incredible. They have started a church and an outreach to teenagers, in which they teach music lessons; guitar, piano, voice and whatever they can, and when the opportunity to talk about faith or life presents itself they begin a conversation with the teenagers about Jesus. They are wonderfully unassuming, genuine and seem to completely lack the ability to be judgmental. It’s incredibly refreshing. Not that I have experienced anything opposite to this on the race, but over the course of my life; image, judgment (both from myself and from others) and possession seem to have permeated my existence. It’s sad to think that these things have percolated in the church, that possessions are more important than the one who provided for them, that our personal image matters more than portraying God’s image to those around us, that we think we are in a position to pass judgment, on ourselves or on others. I am guilty of theses things as well. Over the course of this journey I have come to realize that it’s God’s voice that I should be listening to, it’s Him who defines who I am, not my possessions. It’s Him who provides for me and He is greater than anything that He provides. It’s Him who judges me, not myself not anyone else. This life of mine, isn’t in fact mine, it’s His. I’m here to bring Him glory and honor. I’m here to show His love, His grace and His truth. So ultimately, it’s not about me, it’s about Him, and that’s what makes all the difference. I’m just growing in giving Him control over the life that’s already His. So that’s what I’ve been walking through in the past forty-eight hours or so.
