I’ve been told to blog more. Like, once-a-week more. And when I’m “out on the field” that’s usually not a problem. Here, though, I have a hard time coming up with stories to tell, things to share, and exciting parts of my life that you might possibly be interested in. I forget that my life is interesting. I forget that being in the US is not just a mundane thing that I have to go through. It’s not just about the tasks that I have to complete or the phone calls I have to make or the things that need to be done.
As we were worshipping this morning (sidenote: we have corporate staff worship every Monday morning – what a great way to start out the week!), I realized something: my purpose in life is not just to complete tasks so that I can go to India. My purpose is to bring Kingdom wherever I am, in whatever circumstances God has placed me. My purpose is to speak life, to bring life, and to be life in every place I am.
So last week when I met with a friend for coffee (or tea…that’s more my preference), I should have been speaking some life and truth into her like she was speaking into me. And yesterday when I watched my roommate jump into Lake Lanier fully clothed for a promo video I should have been speaking life and truth over her. And this week as I’m sending emails and facebook messages to people to get their addresses, I need to be speaking life and truth over them. And when I do move to India next spring sometime, my purpose is not going to just be to rescue women and children or to provide healthcare or whatever else, it’s going to be building relationships with them so that I can speak life and truth over them.
So whenever I have a tendency to get stuck on all the mundane details, I need to remember that it’s not about that. It’s about speaking life. And bringing life. And bringing kingdom. Because in the long run, that’s what really matters.
