Isaiah 43:18-19 “Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”
As many of you know, I spent 2 months here in Cambodia back in January and February and they were 2 really tough months. Probably the 2 hardest months of my Race. When I left, I said I was never coming back, but here I am back in Battambang just a few months later.
When I learned that I would be coming back to Cambodia, I was less than thrilled. I spent the first few weeks really upset that I was coming back. In that time I even wrote a blog about how unexcited I was. I thought that I knew what was best, and Cambodia was certainly not it. But as I began to sit with the Lord and really process coming back, He repeatedly spoke the word “Redemption” over my time to come. And I instantly believed it! Well not exactly… I wrestled with the Lord for quite some time about the whole thing. But every time I brought it up, the Lord met me with so much grace and comfort.
Regardless of the way I felt and the things that I thought before coming, the Lord has taught me so much since being back and has certainly redeemed this beautiful country. Sometimes it’s through sunsets, sometimes it’s through playing soccer in the rain, and sometimes it’s through Cambodian graduations. He has reminded me of His faithfulness throughout my entire life, and that He will never stop being faithful, even in a country I didn’t want to come back to.
I’ve noticed a common theme in my life. The Lord makes promises, and always follows through on them. Yet I still struggle to trust that His ways are higher than mine. But they are. Every. Single. Time. And then I look back and see the way He moved and had me right where He wanted me to be. I don’t have this whole thing figured out, but I can tell you that the Lord is faithful 100% of the time. Even when He calls you into a place or season that you don’t want to go. So cling to the fact that He is loving, faithful, and good. And don’t forget the Good News.
