Since last Sunday, I've been lying in bed with body aches, a headache, a stomach ache, and a fever. Not exactly the most enjoyable week I've had since being in Africa, but I am so grateful for it and the time I've been able to spend with God. The first few weeks at Amani I haven't really enjoyed; I had the wrong attitude and was never truly grateful. I felt alone and out of place wanting so badly to be back in the states. I had no clue why God put me here and what my purpose was for this part of the trip. But God decided enough was enough. If I was going to be serving Him, I needed to be doing it right. So, God sat me down and had a talk with me for the past week. He needed to teach me things that if I weren't sick, I would not have listened to. So, this week I opened my ears and heart and fell at the Lord's feet with a willingness to listen to whatever He had to say to me. At some points it wasn't easy; I didn't always want to hear what He had to say, but I listened. He taught me amzing things this week that honestly, I wouldn't have been able to learn if I was anywhere else at any other time. I can't even put into words all the things He's taught me, but the one thing that I want to work on more than anything is to love ALL of God's people. Not just the people that I get along with the best, or the beautiful kids in Uganda, or my family, but EVERYONE! It's already been a struggle but God doesn't promise everything is going to be easy. It's caused me to be stretched and to grow. But I'm enjoying every minute of it. It's amazed me how much happier I am when I just love.
So for this last week that I'm here my prayer request is to love unconditionally. Even when things aren't going my way or someone says something hurtful or I'm just not enjoying my time. I need to love. I'm called to love because love covers over a multitude of sins.
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13
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