Have you ever wondered what a missionary is? What they do? How they do it? It is a selfless act. It is something that makes you ask the question on am I a missionary or a mission field? This question was posed to the group of people I was with whilst in America. You're really one or the other... but sometimes it's hard to identify which.
I know there are times when I know which one I am and I know right now there's times I feel like I am not doing the best I can or I don't want to be because I am exhausted but the big question is are you doing what you can? You don't have to travel far to be a missionary. You don't have to eat foreign foods. You can stay at home. Are you showing God's love where you're at in what you're doing? This is the big question. This is what I hope I am still doing when everything feels up in the air and this is what I hope others can see in me... God's love, not my own ambitions, fears, hurts, selfishness, etc. but God's love. It is He that I live for and it is because of Him that my life has purpose. He has given each and everyone of us a purpose in life.... each and everyone of us has a hope and a future and something to live for. So what are you waiting for? Are you a missionary or a mission field?
I have not written in awhile and it is funny how you can have the best intentions to get something done, like following through on those teaser posts from Novemenber last year, and yet get completely distracted in the here and now priorities that so readily consume your life. These past 6 months have been a challenge but a rewarding one... I am now 2 semesters from completing my nursing degree and have also had the privelege of spending much cherished time with my mother travelling north on my one week of holidays and enjoying the simple things of life together. The animals continually remind me how much they anticipate the family being at home and enthusiastically and doubly greet you at the door when you vacate longer than expected. Then I have these random moments with God where some words will pop into my head and it reminds me during the plateaud seasons that He is still with me and will never leave me and He wants to make that clear to me and hopefully to you too.
I am hoping to continue updating this blog more frequently than I currently am and would appreciate your prayers for this semester that began three days ago with today being my first day of on campus classes. I have had the praise point today of making two friends in my class who have also journeyed through much of their degree feeling alone and hopefully this friendship will continue to blossom and encourage each other to strive for excellency during one of the more so difficult hands on classes. There are always blessings behind and through trials.
Have you ever wondered what a missionary is? What they do? How they do it? It is a selfless act. It is something that makes you ask the question on am I a missionary or a mission field? This question was posed to the group of people I was with whilst in America. You're really one or the other... but sometimes it's hard to identify which.
I know there are times when I know which one I am and I know right now there's times I feel like I am not doing the best I can or I don't want to be because I am exhausted but the big question is are you doing what you can? You don't have to travel far to be a missionary. You don't have to eat foreign foods. You can stay at home. Are you showing God's love where you're at in what you're doing? This is the big question. This is what I hope I am still doing when everything feels up in the air and this is what I hope others can see in me... God's love, not my own ambitions, fears, hurts, selfishness, etc. but God's love. It is He that I live for and it is because of Him that my life has purpose. He has given each and everyone of us a purpose in life.... each and everyone of us has a hope and a future and something to live for. So what are you waiting for? Are you a missionary or a mission field?
