Looking back on the past semester, I see just how much God has worked in my life,
reminding me of my purpose, and that He is the provider of that purpose. I was
thinking, and I mean truly reflecting, on just how intense and incredible it was
that Jesus sacrificed His life for us. It is so easy to not fully grasp the concept.
Jesus was a real man. He walked on this Earth, He had emotions, He felt pain.
Yet, He was perfect. The Lamb of God. I was thinking about how painful it must
have been. Not only to die on the cross, which was one of the most painful forms of
execution, but to endure the betrayal, torture, and sorrow that He did. Imagine how
painful it was to engulf the sins of every single soul that will walk on this Earth.
It is difficult for us to deal with the death of a loved one, imagine the PAIN and
GRIEF that was inflicted upon Jesus to not only carry all of our sins, but to know
all of the ways we would betray Him, fail, and fall short of His plan for us. It
brought me to tears. We do not deserve that sacrifice. We often hear the phrase, "I'd
take a bullet" for someone that we love, but imagine the boldness and intensity of
the love it takes to die on a cross for every single soul, even those that will rebuke
the name of Jesus for their entire lives. What love. I can't even begin to comprehend
how difficult that would be for me to do. I couldn't do it. None of us could. Yet,
Jesus did. Knowing that we would fall short, knowing that we would sin, knowing that
we would judge the girl in the room that dresses differently, knowing we would cheat
on our spouse who is head over heels in love with us, knowing that we would destroy
our minds with drugs that our parents begged us to not do for our own good; knowing
all of this, He did it anyways. Why? His love for us has no borders. It has no
boundaries. It never fails. It never stops. He loves us so much, that He died knowing
that it was the only way. What other God died for the mistakes of the world? I can't
think of one. To know a God loves you so much, that He literally sent His son to
die so that He could eternally love you. WOW. Knowing this, I realized that I had
the obligation to love others, in some attempt to try to love like He does. I will
NEVER do it perfectly or even a fraction as well as Jesus. I must try though. If you
are in love with Jesus, so should you. This trip is more than going to a different
country and praying for those who are broken. This trip is about sharing the type of
love that took death to allow us to have a relationship. A true, unfailing, everlasting
relationship. With our Father. This trip is about spreading the light and love that
has filled my heart. The type of love that changes your life in EVERY aspect. This trip
is not about me. It is about Jesus. It is about His love, and His truth. It is our job
to go to the ends of the earth to spread that love. Even if we all can't physically go,
we can be apart of that love, that Truth. I encourage you to step into the glory that
is waiting for those who surrender all for Jesus, who take up their cross, and follow
Jesus with no expectation but to be forever changed. It isn't easy, it isn't always
fun, but HE IS BETTER. He brings light, love, purpose, worth. I've been reminded of my
worth in Jesus, which is so much more than anything on Earth will even attempt to give.
I want to share that purpose, to show others that their purpose in Jesus is so much
more. My purpose is to love God, and to go to all means necessary to spread His love
with those that don't know Him, but are begging to be healed, made new, and find worth.
I know my purpose, do you?
