That is the word the Lord spoke to me two weeks ago sitting in my hotel bed in Hyderabad, India.
“Settle your spirit and your mind in me” he said.
As soon as I heard those words, I knew it would have significance for my next month, but I had no idea to what extent. I was feeling disheartened about being on the World Race. Even though I had just had an amazing month in India, my spirit was feeling restless and I began to question my purpose for being on this crazy adventure at all.
Settled. That is all he comforted me with.
By the end of the day, within a few short hours, I was asked to team lead and told we were heading to Nepal. I was excited and nervous and freaking out all at once. I wasn’t qualified to lead and I wasn’t prepared to head into a natural disaster zone.
“Settle your spirit in me” the Lord reminded me.
And so now it’s two weeks later and as a squad, we’ve gone through a 7.4 earthquake, we’ve seen a mountain literally crumble before our eyes, we’ve seen the dust rise from houses that were falling, and we’ve been amidst death.
The last thing on my mind is to be “settled.” Nothing around me is settled. The dust in the city isn’t even settled. We have to wear face masks just to keep from coughing all day long and the people in the city definitely aren’t settled. With every tremor, the city is in chaos.
But again the Lord tells me to be settled.
He tells me to be settled in Him because though the earth is unsafe and movable, He is not. He tells me that even while the earth trembles from aftershocks, He will not be moved. He will not crumble even if everything before my eyes does.
And so that is what I hang onto. I trust Him even when the earth shakes. I have faith in Him that he will take care of me.
I’m not saying its easy and that at times, fear doesn’t get the best of me. But I am choosing to trust in Him every moment I can. My heart is broken for the people of Nepal, for those that know the Lord and especially for those that don’t. They don’t have the same hope I do and their entire world is literally shattered. (not only have many lost homes and people they love, but even the “gods” they pray to, their temples are destroyed).
Please pray for these Nepali people. Pray that they would hear Jesus’ call for their return to Him. Pray that my squad will be witnesses to them. Pray for an urgency in Christians here to share Christ with the people who are not sure of their eternity. This is such a time for Christ’s name to be heard and I know that God is working here.
