It has now been over a month since I left Florida to begin the journey that God called me to. Before I left I was nervous about going from Orlando where I had a strong Christian family surrounding me. People who I could be held accountable to and challenged by and I thought what not having that would do for my relationship with God when I came to Spain. I also wondered how I would show the love of God to others and serve my community. Now that I have been here I have realized so many things! I’ve realized that even though I don’t have a strong church family surrounding me physically I do have them with me spiritually by their prayers, and no matter where I go God’s presence is always JUST as strong as long as I am keeping my eyes on Him! I feel like I am held just as accountable and am being challenged just as much by myself by what God has been teaching me. God has really challenged me to believe that His ways really are better then my ways. If I could have it my way in the beginning I would have preferred to live alone and now I am realizing all of the relationships I am making with people because I was placed with a family. It has also given me an opportunity to show my faith through my actions and my words by talking with my family about my faith! He has shown me that it is not about finding “works of service” to do. But it is about acknowledging what he has put right in front of me and focus on building relationships with the people around me!
God has also shown me that I don’t need a cup of coffee in the morning to wake me up but instead all I need is a cup of His word and time with Him. It is not hard to wake up every morning at 7:15am. I wake up and read from my devotional “My Upmost for His Highest” what always challenges my mind before the day. Then I enjoy His word and finally walk to school. It usually takes about 25minutes to walk to school where I am able to spend silence with the Lord! I am not rushed…I don’t wake up grab something to eat, get in my car, drive to work….and go go go! Being here has taught me the importance of relaxing through out the day. There is no fast food here, you can’t get coffee to go, people sit and enjoy their coffee with conversation with others or a good book!
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