The Lord is always speaking, He is always teaching.
So, Vietnam is our last Asian country before Africa. Since the beginning of last month, I knew the Lord had something to show me this month specifically because Africa will be a whole new ball game. I've been praying that I'm just made even more aware of what that could be.
This morning, my team had our daily devotionals and He spoke:
“Time that you begin to sing a new song.”
At the end of last month, a squad mate and I were catching up on eachother's time in Cambodia. She told me a story of what happened to one of her contacts: This young girl, who is the only Christian in her family, went home to speak to her father. Her father had recently left her mother and she went to go to talk to him about going back to the mother. Her father became so angry with this girl that he grabbed an axe and was about to take that axe to her head. He would have probably killed this girl if it wasn't for her brother being there who tackled their father to the ground. She then got up off the ground and ran to her father, hugging him and saying how the Lord loves him; how she forgives him for almost killing her because the Father loves him so much.
What just happened?
Can you grasp that?
Even writing it out and reading over it, I still can't fully comprehend that sort of love.
So many people on the outside of persucations and sufferings can see what happens around the world and ask 'How can there be a God?' but then you talk to someone who is actually going through real persucation and real suffering, and they shout out 'HE is alive! And HE is so good!”
This girl was singing the right song.
It's time that I start to sing a new song.
To sing of His goodness and blessing to me
I've been blown away by how the Lord has blessed my life. I may go through hard things, but I am far more blessed than I can even imagine.
I don't want people who read my blogs to think I am going through a year of pain and suffering. I want you to read this and see how truly blessed I am!
- I wake up every day to the Lord speaking to me.
- I take each step right next to Him.
- I am constantly sought after and protected by a mighty Lover and Protector.
- I travel the World!
There is always pain and suffering, but there is always a Lord that walks us with through those.
So, I will sing a new song because He is alive and He is so good!
