Since I last wrote it seems like things just continue to get more and more crazy and busy! But that’s okay because I enjoy it :)
God has been teaching and showing me numerous things this past month. Where to begin.
I’ll start with something that God has drastically changed my heart for. There is an estimated 143 million orphans in the world. 143 million. Let me tell you about someone. Katie is a 21 year old single woman who lives in Uganda, Africa, and has 14 children. She feeds them, bathes them, takes care of them, and loves them, these children are her life. These children are also adopted. Katie left everything she was comfortable with back in her home town of Brentwood, TN and Katie lives her life for Christ; she obeys Him even when it is tough, and even when she thinks she can’t go on. Her job is simply to love. Her story has affected my life. Just as Katie has adopted those beautiful Ugandan children, God has adopted me; I am His child through the sacrifice of His only Son, Jesus Christ. He loves me and takes care of me; He is the only thing I will ever need. He is my Father, and I love Him. And because of His unconditional love for me, I want to adopt and love because He adopted me and He showed me love. It’s so hard to describe how much my heart has been changed toward this, sometimes I just think we as people do not remotely understand how blessed we are. I recommend you read Katie’s blog, http://kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com/, and pray for an open heart to let God change it.
Also God has shown me the blessedness of possessing nothing, through reading The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer in our afternoon sessions of Trek-X. Through struggles with my dad battling cancer and surviving financially, I have come to terms with possessing nothing. Every single day, I am reminded that all I need is Christ, and nothing else. I don’t need the vehicle I drive, I don’t need the bed I sleep in, I don’t need the roof over my head, but God has blessed and provided me with these mundane things. I’m continually striving to not put my worth in the things of this world, but put my everything in Christ. Honestly, it’s difficult and I know it won’t get easier, but through prayer and guidance from the Holy Spirit I know I can get through it.
These are just a few things that have been consuming my mind and I challenge you to look at your life and determine what you put your values in and whether or not they align with the American dream or the Kingdom dream. I pray that you would have the boldness and the faith to cut anything out of your life that hinders your walk with Christ. Write again soon, many blessings :)
