As I sat there, my body was in shock from from the drastic temperature difference I was feeling. The cold water of the waterfall felt extremely harsh on my skin that was burning in the heat of the Malaysian sun. But nothing was more shocking than that of the beauty of Lata Bayu. From the height of the rocks to the power of the water than ran through it, God’s masterpiece was breath taking.
I sat there at the very top of it, taking everything in. Perched on a rock in the middle of the water, I could so easily hear God say to me, “Morgan, this is all for you. Because I love you.” And it wasn’t the first time He had said that to me that day.
God told me He loved me in the way that He surrounded my team with one of the most incredible families I have ever come across, world race and in life. He told me He loved me in the way our family taught us all kinds of water games they’ve been playing for years and teaching us a water dance. He told me that He loved me in the way that this family made al of our favorite food and made a lot of it just so we could eat two lunches.
He told me in all the little moments I looked around to see every person smiling and laughing. He told me in the way that when I looked at the people that surrounded me, I didn’t see many Indians and 6 world races, I just saw one family.
There were so many moments like this in Malaysia. The love that this family showed me was a glimpse of the Lord’s love for me. And through that, there has been so much healing that I have walked through in Malaysia. God led me out of a lot of places in my life, and used moments like these ones to do it. He showed me that His love is greater than anything in the world.
Never in a million years did I think I would ever live in Malaysia, much less like it. Never did I think I would fall in love with an Indian family here. Never did I ever think that these past 3 months would be exactly what I needed, much less wanted.
At the end of the day, I would not have chosen this for myself. But the Lord is perfect. And He gives to us greater than we would even give to ourselves. He knows the deepest desires of our hearts, desires tht we sometimes don’t even know we have, and He fills them. He is good and His love is great.
