I’ve been living so comfortably my whole life in a physical sense but now….haha that idea of “comfortable” has been thrown out the window. It’s nice to wake up in your own bed, to even sleep in if you want to. Taking a nice long shower with cold running water, and a fridge filled with your favorite foods. Enjoying the A/C while watching your favorite show on Netflix, and I can’t forget a clean toilet that can flush toilet paper.
This was honestly my life, yes I did stretch myself spiritually, but when it came to anything physical, I did not like getting my hands dirty. Living here in Cambodia for less than a weak has already put me into situations where I have to think about what I’m doing or how much stuff I’m using, I have to think about those around me and to put them all before myself. Learning to be a servant to your brothers and sisters is hard and it requires your blood, sweat, and tears.
Now I’m most certainly not saying this is bad thing, in fact, I become filled with joy the more I serve. I had a pretty bad attitude at home when it came to serving others, but living here you don’t have much of a choice whether or not to serve but whether or not you do it with love. I’ve learned that a lot these past couple days…..You see, it’s not about me and if I’m comfortable. Like I said before, I didn’t say yes to being comfortable. I said yes to being uncomfortable and living with a Kingdom mindset that puts others before myself. That means living with a “servants heart.”
Serving is worth every cut and scrape on my body if it means some street kids can have a safe field to play soccer. It is worth every single drop of sweat my body has shed so I can get to a far destination to share Jesus. It is absolutely worth EVERY SINGLE tear that has rolled down my cheeks in either suffering or joy knowing that my heart is being transformed in these uncomfortable situations.
My body hurts, my hands ache, my back is sore, my feet are dirt stained, but I am beyond blessed to experience this.
Some pictures of my ministry with the kids at Ezra ministries!
