Luke 18:28-30 And Peter said, See, we have left our own [things—home, family, and business] and have followed You. And He said to them, I say to you truly, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God Who will not receive in return many times more in this world and, in the coming age, eternal life.
The Lord brought me to this passage this morning and I was so amazed and blessed by it! While I am so VERY excited and ready to go and do missions for a year at the same time, I am human and I worry and I think about everything I'm leaving behind and forsaking during this year. My comfort, all the money I've saved up, my safety,my health, my family, friends, my church and many other things. So while my mind is anxiously running and going on and on, the Lord sweetly reminds me of why I am doing this. There are many lost broken and dying souls out there who NEED the hope of the Gospel! I remember and in my head I see the many people I met in Nepal and in Mexico years past who are so dead inside. I think of Sangita a beautiful Nepali girl, only a teenager who had the responsibility of taking care of her many younger siblings. She was so burdened, so wore down, and sad. I saw her change before my eyes, joy filled her heart, when I share the hope that the Lord brings,the burden He wants to take from her, and the peace and joy HE wants to fill her up with. When I think of this it makes it more than worth it. He PROMISES blessing and reward in this life and in eternity for giving up these things for HIS sake! All of these things I'm "giving up" are so temporary anyway and they all pale in comarison to seeing the lost saved and the heavenly reward recieved in the end! So I proceed: going out in joy and being led forth in peace! (Isaiah 55:12)
