I am back in Guatemala!! It’s been a whirlwind of events but I am here. So you might be thinking, “Wow that was fast!” Now that I have had a week or two to process, those are my thoughts exactly. But isn’t it funny how the Lord works? In an instant He can call you into something completely unknown, but beautiful.
I got an email on a Tuesday the 14th inviting me to buy my ticket and head to GUATE by the following Monday. I had 6 days to cram, all my favorite foods, see friends and family, pack all my things in storage and make sure my bag weighed less than 50 pounds.
I was home for about 2 months, which to some seems too short but through that the Lord was able to show me a lot. I knew He was calling me back to Guatemala but I had no clue how He was going to get me there. Was I confident in the Lord? Yes. Was I stoked about the process? No.
There is often angst and building anticipation attached to waiting. In which during the process we do either one or two things, we trust in the Lord or we start depend on our own might. As mentioned in previous blogs I tend to fall in the second category. But even through that, the Lord still works. He shows me how fragile I really am and how I so desperately need to enter into dependence of him. I was listening to a podcast that broke down a song we sing during Christmas. I believe it demonstrates the very idea of waiting,
Oh Come Oh Come Emanuel
And ransom captive Israel
Just think, for so many there was so much anticipation, so much excitement for the coming Messiah. In the book of Malachi, the Lord foretells His arrival, however there was 400 years that separated these events. Through this process I am sure there was so much anguish and torment. I am sure there were even those who started to turn away from the Father to pursue their own desires. But as we know, the Messiah did come and the Lord was faithful to His word.
So I am here in Guatemala and the Lord is continuing to show me who He is. I am learning how to trust Him completely and to enjoy the process.
