Hi! This is Maria here! I thought maybe I should post something since our whole family will be going to Kenya, not just my dad!
Initially I thought I wouldn't write anything until the trip drew nearer. Right now it seems a little far away, but I realized that the adventure doesn't start when we land in Kenya, or even when we first board the plane. It starts now! For any plan or event preparation is probably most important. In this situation I don't mean getting our passports or packing, although that is necessary, I mean heart preparation. This, I believe is essential.
In 1 Corinthians13, Paul wrote, "...if I have faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I posses to the poor and surrender my body to the flames but have not love, I gain nothing."
I can go on this trip and do good things, but if I don't have the right motives, if i'm not in tune with what God wants to teach me and how he wants to use me, I'm hindering my impact on others and my own growth.
My adventure starts now! I know God will work in and through me once I'm in Kenya, but He doesn't want me to wait till then, God wants to teach and use me now in the preparation stage.
For me, this adventure is quite an experience because it will be my first time in another country! More than that though, I'm sure my eyes will be opened, I'll realize things I take for granted and I may be challenged emotionally and physically. I pray that I will have a willing and open heart for God to do his beautiful work!
Prayer Request:
That I will have a willing and open heart starting now, and that I allow God to prepare me for Kenya.
What insightful comments! You've already begun the journey by opening your heart to the Lord's leading. He promises to be found by all who seek with all their hearts and to answer your every prayer. May He grant you the desires of our heart because you delight in the Lord.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! God Bless!
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