My team had plans to leave Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, but we didn’t leave…we stayed one more day.
My team had plans to leave Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, but we didn’t leave…we stayed one more day.
My team has plans to leave Kuala Lumpur on Monday, we may leave tomorrow…or we may stay one more day.
This has frustrated me. I thought I was this easygoing, flexible person. I thought I was becoming less and less selfish. But when my team decided to stay another day, it frustrated me. I’m ready to go. I’ve been ready to go. I thought we were leaving…
But the Lord spoke to someone and said we have unfinished business. We are staying so two of my teammates can spend time with a woman who works at the hostel we are staying at. We are staying so they can have another opportunity to love her.
Though this is not what I had in mind, all I think is “Thy Will Be Done.”
I know you’re good
But this don’t feel good right now
And I know you think
Of things I could never think about
It’s hard to count it all joy
Distracted by the noise – Thy Will Be Done, Hillary Scott
I shared with a friend recently that I think I am fighting the distractions of adventure, of sightseeing, of exploring and not slowing down. All of those things are great, but I need to seek the Lord first. And God changed my mindset to see that in seeking Him, I believe I will find adventure because He is the greatest adventure.
I need to get over myself. Sometimes, life doesn’t work out the way we want it to. Actually, a lot of times it doesn’t work out how we would like it to. But it’s not about us. This life, my life, it’s not about me. It’s about God. It’s about His son, Jesus, and everything He sacrificed in order to give us L.I.F.E.
So if He’s asking my team to stay one more day in Kuala Lumpur to bless someone, we have no reason to say no. I have no reason to be selfish. There is nothing that should be standing in the way of loving someone, not even my desires to go and explore this beautiful country. Instead, I need to be thankful for everyday I get to have on this race – everyday I get to spend seeking the Lord.
Staying to love on one person is completely worth our plans being changed. I am just “one” that has been continually pursued by the Lord, and I am honored to be able to share that same love with another.
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:12
