Hey, Friends!
I’ve been in Chile for almost three weeks now, and they have been three weeks of fullness. Fullness because they have been jam packed, but also full because the Lord has been in every detail. We live in a house with 20 women, all of who came from orphan backgrounds. Each of them is at a different place. Some are in school, some have jobs, but they are all witnessing God make something out of nothing. I see God in that, in the beauty and restoration of their stories. But, I also see God in their smiles when I play Jungle Speed with them, and when we watch Spanish Soap Operas. For ministry this month we are working in a special needs school. I see the Lord is the dedication of the teachers who are there everyday without fail. But, I also see the Lord in a little boy’s laugh. A little boy who isn’t able to tell me his name. A little boy who was laughing because of the immense joy he felt, while we were playing with a string of dirty yellow ribbon he found in the street. We get to see the Lord in the miraculous, but we also get to see the Lord in the simple. I’ve gone through phases of craving one over the other. Either, I want to see God do something crazy cool, or I want Him to just sit with me while I listen to Taylor Swift. I forget to trust Him. I forget that He already knows my heart’s desires. I forget that He knows what I need in each season and each moment, better than I do.
I walked upstairs the other night after dinner to get away for a minute. To seek a minute of silence and solitude with the Lord. Standing in front of a window, looking out at a plain sunset, I praised the Lord for the beauty in simplicity. But, I felt Him whisper turn around. As I turned around to look out the window on the adjacent wall, I was interrupted by a HOT PINK snow capped mountain. The sun wasn’t in sight, but it’s reflection lit up that mountain. In the midst of the beauty, the Lord reminded me simple is beautiful, but it isn’t better. The mystery and miraculousness of God isn’t better either. Best is trusting that God knows exactly what you need, and when you need it. You don’t have to crave simplicity or miraculousness. He wants to give you both, in His perfect timing.
