Tonight I got to eat dinner with Leslie. It was really amazing talking to her about what it is to follow Jesus daily. We started by talking about those who claim to be Christian verses those who actually follow Jesus and His teachings. She asked, "how do I know how to do better?" I told her about listening to Jesus and doing as he calls. For example, I had a teaching job for the past two years. I have wanted to be a teacher my entire life and love my sixth grade students. However, I felt God telling me that I should leave everything behind and go on the World Race. It was a hard decision I had to make and one that had many tears, but in the end I know it's what God wanted me to do. That makes it easy to leave everything and follow Jesus around the world. Leslie kept on asking, how do we do better or know how to do better. I just reassured her that God just asks us to act when he speaks. It's not a checklist of things or us searching out things to do better. God just asks us to listen and then move.
It was an amazing conversation! I love talking to Christians and about what steps of faith entail. Pray for Leslie and guidance in what she should do next. She wants to be a missionary or work with the church when she finishes school.
Lord I don't know exactly why I am here but I know you called me to this place. Right now, that is enough. I may not be able to explain my faith to people or convince people to follow Jesus but I do know that I am doing as I'm told. I have a hard time explaining my faith, because I reached a point where I stopped asking questions. I accepted the fact that there are things I will not understand because God is much bigger than I. There are things that I will have to accept on faith and that's okay with me. I enjoy not knowing everything and following one who I know wants the best for me and is powerful enough to protect me.
One prayer I have for the race is truly believing that God is enough. God is enough when I desire to build relationships, or be comforted, or change. I want to learn to lean on God and run to Him in the good and the hard. Is God enough for you? Would you drop everything to walk as He leads you?
Listen to Lay me down by Passion (I listened to it on my bus ride home and it really fits with my thoughts)
