This is the life that I have always dreamed of living. Deep down in my soul I knew there was more; my heart has always been searching for a peace that comes from without…
…without the bounds of the reality I live in, without the chains of conformity, without strings attached…
It’s a peace knowing that my life is meant to be lived for something greater than myself. This is a peace that gives me joy in the moment, hope for the future and easiness with the unknown…
…unknown adventures left to live, unknown pain and trials that will come, unknown stories that will be passed down for generations to come…
These past several months I have been living an adventure to tell, but sometimes the experience is hard to fully appreciate until you are beyond the moment, looking back with new perspective and wisdom. Right now I find myself wanting to be more…
… more than another person doing good things in the world, more than an observer in the battle, more of who Christ intends me to be, more of Me…
In this I am finding Christ. Not the Christ that is hanging on the walls of churches painted with soft colors and smooth skin, but the Christ that is starving on the street with torn clothes and tangled hair. My eyes are being opened…
… opened to the reality most of the world lives in, opened to the real hunger for freedom and truth, opened to the life that He is calling me to live…
I do not desire to claim anything except for that which Christ has given me. My life is wrecked for the ordinary and I do not want to pretend to desire anything less.
UPDATE:
In a few short weeks our teams will be arriving in South Africa to a whole new world of possibilities, adventures, trials and people! It is my prayer that forgetting ourselves will come easily and that the lives we encounter will forever remain engrained in our memories and on our hearts.
