Familiarity.
What does this look like? Familiarity allows us to cling on to what we know to be real and true. Familiarity almost always finds a way to linger as we start to reminisce on the things that give us joy and comfort.
Now where has this familiarity been lingering in my own life?
This month the Lord has been teaching me what true joy in the familiar looks like. There have been days when I have searched for things here in Chile that will bring me comfort because i’ve felt outside my own comfort zone. Such as snickers bars, cold brew from Starbucks, my Spotify playlists, and the love and care from our ministry hosts. These comforts all have one thing in common; they’re temporary. They may bring me joy in the short term, but in the long term I will suffer because these joys are fleeting.
Now the one thing that will remain and that I can be so sure of, is Jesus. I can always be sure that He will remain constant. I need to push these temporary comforts aside and grab ahold of God. There will come a day when all of these will temporary comforts will fade away and what then will I have to grab ahold of?
The answer is GOD.
God is the ultimate familiarity and I can be sure of this. I am sure of this because even in Chile at this exact moment I know God is the same as He is in the states. He will NEVER change, even as change. I have seen God in the trees and the mountains here. It’s the same. I have seen him in the people of Chile. The way the love the Lord, it’s the same.
This past weekend at Church, I looked around the room and saw Chileans worshiping in Spanish with their whole being. As I stood in the back my heart started to swell and I teared up hearing them praise our Father. I was filled with instant familiarity and felt at home.
My home is with the Lord and even though there is a language barrier between us, we all have the love of the Lord in common. What a beautiful thing. The Chileans have seen our love and are so willing to love on us because they know why we’ve come.
We have a week left here in Chile and I desire to finish my time in this country sharing the beautiful familiarity of God.
Friends, family, and anyone reading this, will you join me and set aside time to think about where you are placing your comforts?
Love you all, Meg
