Asia...some thoughts.

Will I ever forget that faraway land? May I never. It’s been 6 months since we set out on that adventure.  5 months since we returned. Nine of us, only one who had been there before. 

That month was one I will never forget. The pictures in my room of those precious Thai children, eyes wide... I see them everyday. How can I forget?

It was a month of sleeping on rice mats, eating rice three meals a day, bug bites, hot days, and luke-warm drinking water. But it was also a month of learning to trust God like never before, a month of loving like never before, and a month of adventure like never before!  

From the Karen villages, to Chiang Mai... from two 10-hour bus rides to days on a motorcycle traveling through Vietnam... from a rainy weekend in Omkoi  to the beaches of Nah Trang, God was in it all. It wasn’t all easy, not by any stretch of the imagination, but looking back I can say it was one of the best months of my life.  

And now that I’m home I wonder…will I ever go back? I say yes, send me Lord! He says, “ Be still and know that I am God.” I want to rush back there, God says “ My timing is perfect.” And so today I think of that foreign land, I think of the lessons learned there, I think of the precious children in those faraway villages. And I pray for them. And I wait to hear what God has for me next!

Of Prayer.

Prayer...this past week I've been inspired to pray. God tells us, " Whatever you ask in prayer, believe you have received it, and it will be yours. " That is a real promise...from a real God. And yet how seldom do I tap into that greatness. I've journaled about it. I've thought. And yes, I've prayed.

In pagan religions a big part of it is the time spent in prayer and worship of their stone gods. When in Asia, I was struck by how much time and effort the Buddhist people put into bowing to their god. Now, I know that's wrong, the worship of other gods, but yet, we serve the true God... and do we spend hours kneeling, literally kneeling, before God almighty? Do we?

Sometimes I just have to sit back and remind myself again what a big God we serve. We tend to put Him in a box. To bring him down to our level. When what we really need to do is worship His greatness, with hands lifted high.

And so, we pray. We humbly bring our requests before God.

And, like a child, we should have faith that He will answer in His will. Like a child we can fall before Him. In His will we can present our requests and believe that He hears. He is a big God, but He is also a loving, personal, relational God who loves to hear from His children. So, I challenge you today: Pray...take it seriously, and take time to bask in His presence! 

That's all. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

The Beginning

So, here it is. My blog. It's been something I've wanted to do...but could never actually sit down and do. I want this blog to be more than just what I've been doing...but what GOD has been doing in me on this journey called life. The title pretty much states the purpose of this blog. To write about what God has inspired me with...how He is working...how he is guiding me.

Each day...I want to be focused on Him. Not on what I want to do...or what I plan to do. But, on what He planned for me to do.

And not only what He has for me here...but His plans for me on the other side of world...
Whatever they may be. To be His...to be used by Him.