So, my family has been at the beach this weekend and before my brother, Trey, left with his wife and new sweet baby girl 🙂 he had a little talk with me about my trip and some advice he had and prayed with me. It was really important to me to have his support and that's exactly what he gave me…and praying with me really meant alot to me! He said one thing that really stuck out in my mind and it was while he was praying…he said something that truly is my heart and sometimes I lose sight of. But, I am thankful to have a brother to spiritually pour out in my life and to really keep me grouned. And what he prayed was this:
That when I get back that my excitement and focus wasn't found in the stories of what we saw or what
we did..but that Christ was made much of. That He was glorified, that He was shown.
That really got me thinking, and I had forgotten one thing God showed me in the beginning of preparing for this journey and that was that this is not about me. It's not "look at all the places I get to go" or what "I get to do". The Lord has called me to this and it is truly an amazing opportunity but it isn't about me.
I want my goal to always be that His Kingdom come and His will be done. That Christ is made much of. That the name Jesus is named and highly exalted in 11 different nations.
One thing I've said, and truly is in my desire is to see some amazing miracles performed. But, that is Not what stirs my heart and isn't what needs to be seen. Christ needs to be seen.
So thanks Trey, for reminding me of what this trip is all about…and Pray that me and my team always stay grounded and out of the way so the focus can and will always be on God.
May Jesus be made much of.
