I Hope When the Moment Comes You’ll Say…

I never imagined that this would be my life.

I didn’t know what I was getting myself into the first time I left America. I didn’t realize seeing cultures and people different than my own would change me.

I didn’t realize it would be something that makes me come to life.

Something that gives me peace and undeniable trust in who my God is.

In every place, no matter where it is or who inhabits it, there is brokenness. It is a part of this world and, even though it is painful, it is there to point to Christ. He desires to fill the places that are empty and mend the places that have been torn apart. He does it on a broad spectrum and He does it in individual hearts.

I have seen this from Israel to China and back to America. Every country is different and carries its own set of issues, but at the core, they are the same. Each person and place holds a story of God’s redemptive love. So often, all we see is what is right in front of us, because that is what we can understand. We limit ourselves to experiencing only a small part of God and His infinite vastness.

There is a realm we don’t see. There are battles going on we are unaware of. God is fighting for us to rise up, to choose Him and to let His kingdom infect us in a way we’ve never known before.

That is my passion. It is to show people that life with Jesus is the best life. It is life filled with love, adventure, joy and hope. There are so many people going through life without experiencing the fullness of what God desires for us and I think it breaks His heart.

I haven’t always felt this way and I’m so thankful for the journey up til now  and I’m even more thankful that the journey continues! I’m currently in Mijas, Spain, attending a discipleship program that is packed with powerful people that have been given so much wisdom. I am being taught more than I think my brain can contain and it is so so good.

G42 is building a platform of growth and empowerment. It is a place of refreshment and rest. It is a place of difficult questions and new ways of thinking.

Here are some of my favorite quotes so far:

“God’s biggest problem on earth is not Satan – God’s biggest problem on earth is humans with delivered spirits living with oppressed minds.”

“Freedom’s biggest enemy is irresponsibility.”

“YOU are the will of God.”

“Look at yourself how God looks at you – not how you do. We limit ourselves when we view things from our own human eyes.”

“People fear stepping out into the very territory that will bring them freedom.”

“If you don’t use the little voice you have now, why would He give you a big one?”

“We aren’t here <on earth> just to make it through.”

“Nothing you do or don’t do can separate you from God’s presence.”

“Live your life by life and death, not right and wrong.”

“When was the last time you did something for the first time?”

“What is the number one reason you are on the planet? – – TO BE LOVED.”

“Is He safe? – no. Is he good? – yes” (Narnia)

“The joy of life is seeing people come alive.”

“Greatness is measured by how much Christ is found in you.”