Nothing

I have officially completed month 9 of ministry on The World Race in Botswana! Below is a what has been on my heart this month. It is the best way for me to give you a clear picture of what life on the field looks like… Enjoy.

 

Nothing

I have heard the sounds of children across the world laughing, the sounds of hippos roaring in the great delta of Botswana, and the sound of wind whipping through my hair as I jump off a bridge over Victoria Falls, but if I have not heard your voice; I have heard nothing.

I have seen the sunset over the calm waters of Africa, and the water lilies sprout to life from the depths of the crocodile filled lagoon. I have seen the endless dirt roads that provide supply to a incomprehensibly desolate village but if I have not seen you at work in this place; I have seen nothing.

I have smelled the sage bushes growing wild across the tundras and have smelled porridge being brewed over the fire of a families kitchen. I have smelled the crisp morning dew rising from the Delta but if I have not smelled your presence; I have smelled nothing.

I have tasted meals cooked with abounding love, chicken roasted to perfection and I have tasted the burning desire for freedom. I have tasted the hunger that stems from going without food and I have tasted the sweet first drops of clean water to dry lips; but if I have not tasted your love; I have tasted nothing.

I have touched the drops of water that fall from the roof of my tent on cool mornings. I have touched the sand that holds up the village of Seronga and I have touched the hands of struggling families searching for a way to survive. I have touched desperation, but if I have not touched you, I have felt nothing.

 

I sit here humbly reflecting on my time spent in Africa and realize that I have left God out. While eagerly trying to earn His love, I have forgotten to give Him the praise for His epically beautiful creation every time I get the privilege of witnessing it. While trying in vain to be perfect, I have forgotten to give praise to God every time I got to taste the sweet taste of freedom in Christ. Most importantly I have realized that none of this matters because God is bigger, more forgiving and more loving than my childlike forgetfulness. The areas of my life that I don’t let Him into consist of great nothingness. A desolate unexistance, but God promises me everyday that He will fill the great nothingness in the parts of my life that are in desperate need of a savior. Intricately Intertwined into each day, God fills my great nothing.

 

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Next up…..Month 10 in Montenegro!!