Throw back Sunday! Ok not really, I just have been procrastinating to write this blog. :-) But it's written now. So enjoy!
While I was in Guatemala, I felt like the Lord was leading me to read through Psalms. So I did. While I was reading the poems of David (and other authors) it dawned on me that I hadn't written poetry in a while. Here's a little fact about me, I used to write poetry all the time. I have journals from when I was in middle school that only have poems written in them. So why had I stopped? Was I too busy to be still and just enjoy the presence of God? Feeling convicted, I started to write. I'll spare you the words I wrote down then. They were forced, and I was trying so hard to have the words rhyme and they didn't connect. It wasn't time yet. A couple of weeks went by, and we are having one of our last family times with our Casa Verde family. This time, I felt the Holy Spirit lead me to write these words:
There is hope in the darkness.
There is a light with in us.
We've got the Good News.
Let's go.
He wipes away every tear.
He casts away every fear.
What do we have to lose?
Let's go.
There are people that are hurting
There are people who need healing
all we have to do is choose
Let's go!
Little did I know that I was writing a song. The chorus came last:
To the nations we will go.
By fulfilling His mission we grow.
Give God the glory
For He alone is worthy.
Let's spread His fame
and glorify His name.
I almost choose to not go to Guatemala. I had a fear of missing out. Missing out on what? Well, the Revelation Series at church, and hanging out with my friends. Well, that's why we have podcasts and Skype. :-) The consequences of not going to Guatemala were greater. Those four months were a blessing, a gift from the Lord. I grew so much in my knowledge of him, and in wisdom. I learned how to "love the least of these" and to love those who are difficult to love.
And now, a few months later, as I am getting ready to go to Thailand, I'm asking myself, what do I have to lose? Yes, I will probably miss out on a few weddings, and graduations. Is it worth it? Absolutely. Why? Because God alone is worthy of the worship of every.single.being. This life is temporary, and I want it to have an eternal impact. That's why we go.
While I was in Guatemala, I felt like the Lord was leading me to read through Psalms. So I did. While I was reading the poems of David (and other authors) it dawned on me that I hadn't written poetry in a while. Here's a little fact about me, I used to write poetry all the time. I have journals from when I was in middle school that only have poems written in them. So why had I stopped? Was I too busy to be still and just enjoy the presence of God? Feeling convicted, I started to write. I'll spare you the words I wrote down then. They were forced, and I was trying so hard to have the words rhyme and they didn't connect. It wasn't time yet. A couple of weeks went by, and we are having one of our last family times with our Casa Verde family. This time, I felt the Holy Spirit lead me to write these words:
There is hope in the darkness.
There is a light with in us.
We've got the Good News.
Let's go.
He wipes away every tear.
He casts away every fear.
What do we have to lose?
Let's go.
There are people that are hurting
There are people who need healing
all we have to do is choose
Let's go!
Little did I know that I was writing a song. The chorus came last:
To the nations we will go.
By fulfilling His mission we grow.
Give God the glory
For He alone is worthy.
Let's spread His fame
and glorify His name.
I almost choose to not go to Guatemala. I had a fear of missing out. Missing out on what? Well, the Revelation Series at church, and hanging out with my friends. Well, that's why we have podcasts and Skype. :-) The consequences of not going to Guatemala were greater. Those four months were a blessing, a gift from the Lord. I grew so much in my knowledge of him, and in wisdom. I learned how to "love the least of these" and to love those who are difficult to love.
And now, a few months later, as I am getting ready to go to Thailand, I'm asking myself, what do I have to lose? Yes, I will probably miss out on a few weddings, and graduations. Is it worth it? Absolutely. Why? Because God alone is worthy of the worship of every.single.being. This life is temporary, and I want it to have an eternal impact. That's why we go.