And
he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little
he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little
children,
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. ~ Matthew 18:3
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. ~ Matthew 18:3
Growing
up in the church, I am blessed to have always known the truth of
up in the church, I am blessed to have always known the truth of
Jesus. While
this is a great blessing in my life, I have also become
this is a great blessing in my life, I have also become
complacent at times in
my faith. What I mean is that there have been
my faith. What I mean is that there have been
times in my life where I don’t
fully feel the gravity of what God has done
fully feel the gravity of what God has done
for me simply because it is a fact
that I have always known. Over the years
that I have always known. Over the years
it has become real to me but I have
always had that solid foundation.
always had that solid foundation.
Coming on this journey I have met, and am now
family with people from
family with people from
many different backgrounds, some who have just heard
the name of Jesus
the name of Jesus
within the past 2 years. It is so beautiful and refreshing to
see new
see new
believers come into greater knowledge of the Bible and of who God is.
This child like faith was best exemplified a few nights ago when my
teammate
Meg was having a hard day. When we got back to the church,
Meg was having a hard day. When we got back to the church,
which is also our
home for the month, Yadida, a 9 year old girl, noticed
home for the month, Yadida, a 9 year old girl, noticed
the sadness in Meg’s
eyes and went to her with arms open wide,
eyes and went to her with arms open wide,
comforting her. Yadida held on to Meg
for a long time. Meg says she felt
for a long time. Meg says she felt
so much Jesus in that moment. A child with
such a compassionate heart
such a compassionate heart
for the hurting, Yadida did what many of us would
never do. She obeyed
never do. She obeyed
the prompting of her heart to comfort her sister without
regard to what
regard to what
anyone else thought or if it might be weird; she simply moved in
obedience. She may never know the impact she had on Meg or the rest of
our team
in that moment but I know that her Father with reward her for
in that moment but I know that her Father with reward her for
her faith.
God
I want a faith like that. A faith that never gets numb to all you have
I want a faith like that. A faith that never gets numb to all you have
done in
my life and all you have sacrificed for me. Gracias Dios por tu
my life and all you have sacrificed for me. Gracias Dios por tu
amor! (Thank
you God for your love!)
you God for your love!)
Sweet moment between Meg and Yadida.
