When I was in Tanzania,
I met a girl from Minnesota named Jory and she
wrote me an awesome note in which she wrote, “…in Africa and specifically among
the Masai in Tanzania,
your presence has made such a difference.
Pieces of God’s heart that have been longing to come back to Him have been
restored through what was begun here.” When I first got the note, the first
part of the above statement about making a difference was a great
encouragement. Now, I am processing the part talking about pieces of God’s heart.
Adriatic Sea in Split, Croatia to sit upon a rock to spend
a few hours with God.
(Hills surrounding Split, Croatia)myself in a contemplative mood with God, sitting on rocks overlooking a body of
water or overlook. One time in particular stood out to me. It was about a year
ago and I was upset about “my situation”: dating a guy I wasn’t sure I should
be dating, looking at an upcoming career of teaching for which I had no passion,
and walking in insecurity about who I was to myself and God.
How does this story relate to pieces of God’s heart? Each
person has a unique spot to fill in God’s heart. While He loves us all the same
amount, He does love us in different ways. As I have been pondering this truth,
I have also been thinking that God’s heart is filled by simply believing in
Jesus – sort of like a puzzle piece or an animal’s position on Noah’s ark. Instead,
I have been discovering that as God continues to develop me into the person He
has created me to be and as I accept who
I am and the great calling He has for my life, more of the piece that I am in God’s
heart returns to Him. Some of the things I am learning are that I am His
daughter, His bride, a prophet to the nations, an encourager, a bold warrior in
the Kingdom of the Lord.
WHO HAS GOD CALLED YOU TO BE?
(This would be a perfect opportunity to participate by
answering the above question in the comments.)
