I was talking with one of my friends today and they asked me what I was looking most forward to when I am in Mozambique. I thought for a second and replied, "Even though I will be pushed out of my comfort zone more than I ever have, I am so excited, because I know the only way I am going to make it is with the Lord's strength and I will grow in the Lord in ways I never thought possible." I am excited for adventure, I am excited to meet new people, I am excited to live with orphans and love them like Christ everyday, I am excited to live on a beautiful beach with clear blue water, I am excited to see miracles I have never even thought about, and I am extremely excited to see people come to the Lord and experience His love and joy like never before. All of these are going to be amazing, but I am truly excited about growing closer to the Lord that I love with all of my heart.
I was journaling today and I told the Lord it's kind of like I am going on a honeymoon with Him. I get to spend my days soaking in the presence and glory of the One I love with all that I am. Not that I can't do that here, but I just get so much time to do that there. Yeah, I am going to Moz. to learn how to be a better missionary, but I am also going to be having incredibly intimate times with Him everyday with few distractions. I know I will experience His presence and love like I have never before and when I return it will only get better! I truly cannot wait!
The Lord has changed my heart so much recently and is drawing me so much closer to Him. We say all the time that the Lord is our greatest desire and our best friend and that we know He will completely satisfy us, but do we really mean that with all our heart? We can say it, but until we fully experience the incredible love of the Lord, I think its hard to truly mean it. Until we see that He loves us like no one else and that life in Him is greater than anything we could ever dream up and that we will have joy and peace so great we cannot even comprehend it, we will always search for something else. There is nothing else. You can look, you won't find it. No matter how great earthy love is, how great your friends are, how successful or liked by others you are, nothing will completely satisfy. I pray that you truly realize that. It will change your life like nothing else. The Lord is calling you, beckoning you to come closer into His ever loving arms. I promise you, you will not regret it. Once you experience Him, you'll wonder why you ever went searching.
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