Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds ; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
-Psalm 68:5
But for some reason, I seem to always pull myself away from You when I realize my plans are not the plans you have for me.
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
-James 1:27
Three and a half wasted months of ignoring You because I was sure my plan was better. Wasted because I could have been seeking You with my whole heart and loving You with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my mind.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord , "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
-Jeremiah 29:11-13
Now, I am beginning to understand why I am here in Kansas City and not in Jamaica this summer. Instead of getting on a plane tomorrow (or sometime this week) to go to Harmons, Jamaica, I am taking some of my first steps into the type of ministry that God just might be calling me into. I can't think of anything much more beautiful than God turning pain into ministry. Hurt into healing. Healing into newness and restoration. Hatred into forgiveness and love.
All in all, I can't wait to for this summer in Kansas City to get started! Being here is nothing of my own plan, so it must be His -- which is why I am confident it will be amazing!
