After a great and fun debrief in Bali we made it to The Philippines! We are working with an incredible ministry called KIM (Kids International Ministries). They do so much good here in the Philippines. They feed the community every single day, twice a day (so i’ve been able to help cook which I LOVE), they have an Elementary School, library and High School, they have a Children’s Home that neglected children and orphans come to stay and live at, they are doing construction building a new school and farming area for the locals, they have a Pregnancy Clinic to help deliver healthy babies and teach young mothers how to take care of their babies, and so much more! They are truly INSPIRATIONAL. They are making me see that you should never dream small, or put any boxes on God because literally anything is possible! So, if you’re out there and you have a lot of dreams don’t neglect them or see the obstacles ahead; see the possibilities and execute a plan. You can do this. What if this guy who started this
Yesterday, I went to the Children’s Home and I got to help feed and put the babies to bed last night. It was Heaven! The babies were so cute I could hardly stand it! However, there was a little girl that I was trying to feed her oatmeal to and really learned a lesson from her. She was sitting in a high chair table where all the babies were in little high chairs, but sharing the table. As I was trying to feed her, she kept looking at the baby boy beside her, crying and trying to slap the spoon out of the lady who was feeding him hands. I kept trying to feed her, but she was so worried and focused on him getting food instead of her she didn’t notice the food right in front of her. When she finally noticed the food I was trying to give her she would happily take it, and be so content. However, as soon as she looked beside her and saw the little boy she would freak out.
This is such a simple lesson, but it’s something we all get caught in so easily and forget. If the little girl would have just trusted me and kept her eyes on me, her “provider” her “caretaker”, she would have stayed content, and would have happily been able to continue on receiving her (food) blessing. However, because she focused on something other than abundance and her (food) blessing coming into her life, because she didn’t trust that I was going to feed her, because she was focused on what someone else was eating, because she feared that if he gets food then I won’t; she was missing her (food) blessing right in front of her.
She was living in a scarcity mindset, not trusting the provider of her (food) blessing, and focusing on other people’s blessing instead of being thankful for her blessing. I know she’s just a baby, but how often do we do the exact same thing. We see someone else getting blessed and we get jealous or envious; maybe not turning green with jealousy but somewhere deep down we think wait what about me? We worry if they get blessed then how will I also get blessed; as if our heavenly Father has limited resources. We focus so much on other people, on another person’s Instagram or Facebook posts, on another person “thriving” and we miss the blessing God is putting right in front of our face; because our faces are turned the wrong direction. When we fix our eyes on Jesus and keep our focus on His face and His goodness our gaze won’t be turned to the right or to the left to be distracted by other people. We will be so much more at peace and content if we can just focus on God and what we are doing; not what other people are doing. 1 Timothy 6:6 says “Godliness with contentment is great gain.”
CONTENTMENT comes from knowing who you are as a SON and as a DAUGHTER of God. CONTENTMENT=SONSHIP. When you operate out of an orphan spirit you will always think in a scarcity mindset instead of an abundance mindset. You will always strive to try and prove yourself, because you will never fully trust that God’s validation of you is enough, because you don’t really trust Him as a father. You also will never fully trust that God will always take care of you and provide for you abundantly, because you are worried that if He is blessing someone else He isn’t able to bless you. God is FULLY able to take care of you, He is FULLY able to provide for you, FULLY able to bless you far exceedingly above all you could think or imagine, He is FULLY able to love you, and you are enough just the way you are you do not have to EARN HIS LOVE.
So, as I close take this to heart. Don’t be like the little girl who missed a perfectly good bowl of oatmeal, because she was upset that someone else was getting oatmeal too. Keep your eyes focused on Jesus and how faithful He is. Be grateful for the blessings He is pouring into your life, and don’t trip up on other people’s blessings. Celebrate them, celebrate other people’s wins, because you know you are a daughter or son of God and your dad will always take care of you.
Liv
