Well here I am at launch in Washington, D.C. awaiting to leave America for the rest of the world. We will be flying out on Friday after spending the next few days here.
I find myself at a loss for what to think.
Should I be super excited at all of the different opportunities available?
Should I be nervous at prospect of international travel?
I have been asked how I feel about this trip so many times, I can't remember most of my answers. The one thing I do know is that the journey has begun and the person I am today will not be the same person that returns home to Canada.
My biggest expectation for this year is that God is going to do amazing things!
Not only in my life but in the lives of my team mates and the people that we meet on the field. I cannot wait to see the Holy Spirit move and do things I've never even imagined.
There is a story in 2 Kings 3 about Israel off to war and they have run out of water. The kings that were together summoned a prophet to ask God what was up with the water situation. As they followed His command to take the dessert route and now they had no water left.
The prophet told them this “This is what the Lord says: Make this valley full of ditches. 17 For this is what the Lord says: You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water, and you, your cattle and your other animals will drink. 18 This is an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord; he will also hand Moab over to you."
They dug the ditches and waited.
Over night the water flowed over the land and filled all the ditches. The amount of water on the ground tricked the Moabites Israel was attacking and made them think that Israel had killed itself off. So as they came to plunder the camps and discovered them alive and well the battle was won for Israel.
This story applies to so much of life.
To the times of hardship when the waters run out and your not sure what to do. Where we can wallow in our pain or prepare for the outpouring of the Lord. We can dig ditches.
To Gods faithful provision for His people, that brought about not only water but victory in the battle.
Over this past year of my life I have begun digging ditches preparing my heart for God's love to pour out and fill me up. I think that now I have come to the point when the water will flow. I don't know how it will come, perhaps a gentle rain or a mighty flood but either way I'm excited for it.
By no means am I saying God owes me anything for what I've done but I am ready to be used by him to bring His life giving water to the nations! Fill me Holy Spirit that I can pour out your love!
