On the race you find yourself doing a lot.. A lot of waiting. A lot of evangelism. And sometimes, a lot of complaining.
The last two months in Africa have been especially easy for me to complain.
It’s hot.
It’s humid.
I want American food instead of this..
Why does it smell?
Why are they never on time?
Why are we always waiting?
Why can’t we just do what we were supposed to do?
Do we seriously have to have team time?
The list goes on.
Life isn’t always what we want. It’s not always easy and we don’t always like what we’re given.
BUT – the beauty in it all is that we were ALL given life and the opportunity for ETERNAL life with Jesus. No matter how much we complain God is still always there with his perfect plan and in his perfection we can find peace
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The other day I was thinking about how I felt like all I had been doing was complaining about all of the things I really didn’t like.
That same day my phone screen cracked. And with the crack of my phone screen, I cracked.
All of these thoughts came to me. Why had I been complaining so much about the little things when there are such huge things to be thankful for?
- I got to throw rocks at a mango tree with 4 African boys BECAUSE I’m in Africa and God provided so much for me to get here.
- I GET to sweat in Africa because Gods plan for my life is greater than the one I could have ever imagined making for myself.
- That phone that accidently cracked, I wouldn’t have it if it weren’t for the job that God blessed me with prior to the race.
- Most importantly, I get to tell people about Jesus and pray for them almost every day because God gave me his love and the ability to go out and do what he has commanded us all to do.
Philippians 2:14 says, “Do everything without complaining” // Will I fail at this? Of course.
Yet there is nothing I can do that the Lord will not forgive me for and let me start fresh again the next day with.
For now, I will try to be more aware of my thoughts and look at these things in blessing form rather than trying to find something to complain about.
As for you all, guard your thoughts. Don’t let them be complaints. Know that even when it’s hard and it doesn’t make sense God always has a bigger plan than you. Trust it.
