We are half-way through our third month and third country on
this 4 month trip. This month has
been by far the most difficult but for me personally it has been my favorite. I don’t know if it is the country or
where we are working or the children.
I do know that this is my favorite month because I have been learning so
much about myself and about God.
The first day that I woke up here I was exhausted, hot,
sweaty, lying on my sleeping pad in a cramped space with no air movement
(except a fan just blowing hot air).
I had to force myself not to give into the tears. In that moment all my training from
past years and all my short-term experience came to the forefront of my
mind. All I could think about and
repeat to myself was “I am choosing the high road today. I am choosing the high road today. I am choosing the high road today.” I am so grateful for how God brought
that to mind in that moment and at the beginning of THIS month. That day I made the decision to make 5
choices each morning. And yes,
each morning I wake up and before I get out of bed I talk to God about these
choices. So here they are:
Choice #1:
Today I choose the HIGH ROAD
Choice #2:
Today I choose to make God my JOY and my Delight (Psalm 43:4-5)
Choice #3:
Today I choose to cultivate and develop a GRATEFUL HEART (I
Thessalonians 5:16-18)
Choice #4:
Today I choose to be positive and not give into discouragement or
complaining
Choice #5:
Today I choose to love and to love lavishly.
No, not every day is perfect. There are days when I get hot and tired. (Actually the hot
part happens EVERY day! It is
getting hotter and hotter every day.
I guess we will just miss the hottest months and I am glad for that! I can’t imagine how that would be!)
There are days when I just wish for a little bit of peace and quiet (we are in
the city-there is always noise in some form). However, I know that each day is going to be good because
God has helped me set my heart, mind and attitude on Him in the morning… and
then throughout the day as I keep telling myself : “Choose the high road, Jules!”
