"you enter the extraordinary by way of the ordinary. something you have seen a thousand times you suddenly see as if for the first time"
so now, go ahead and grab a bible. sure why not. or use the internet. but read these two things: 2 corinthians 4:7-18, then acts 4:1-22.
"we now have this light shinning in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. this makes it clear that our great power is from god, not from ourselves." ive always heard, you have a light that the lord uses to shine to others, we all do as believers, but what a sweet way the lord chooses to reveal himself to others. he uses us as ordinary as we may come, to hold the greatest treasure (him) within us to show the world. we get to show the nations who the lord is! but the part that i love the most is that we are told to have the same faith of a psalmist who simply said: i believed in god, so i spoke. if we believe, then speaking should be am instinct. there are so many words of truth that the world needs to hear, so why wouldnt we speak. theyre true, we know they are, and words proclaim so much power. jesus simply spoke, and diseases were healed, people walked, bread was broken to feed thousands. words have power and authority. we are renewed each and everyday, so why wouldnt we use all that we have to go and speak. its so simple.
so after reading this in corinthians i read in acts about peter and john being taken in front of the sadducees (aka haters in the new testament). basically they are being told that what they were preaching was not okay, but the sadducees couldnt deny the healing of a man who was unable to walk for 40 years. so they tried to tell pete and john, hey we cant deny what happened, but just dont speak to anyone about jesus again. and they said "yea right". not quite, but really, "do you think god wants us to obey you rather than him? we cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard." i picture two guys so filled with joy that they are basically laughing in the council's face and not caring, because they know what they believe is the truth. such a joy and boldness that they could care less what other people think only that they come to know this powerful and mighty god. they spoke, and people listened.
so reading these things just really got me excited. i know the truth. i know the power the lord has, the joy he provides, and the light within me. im a 22 year old college student who probably hasnt experienced half the things the people here in costa rica have experienced. but i have it: the light, the ability, the love. and today i decided that i cant stop telling. nope. cant. there are people here that need to know the lord is here, right in this town. and i want to be used to tell them. and if the bible is true, which is is, words can be spoken from the lord to people, and their lives can be completely changed. now im not saying im going to go and speak crazy things over people, but i simply want to speak truths into their lives in ways that click. i want them to get it.
something great about my time here is theres a lot of freedom. im done with school around 130 everyday, and the rest of my afternoons are free. no lesson planning, no grading, nothing but time. i need to make friends and be intentional. so heres what im asking for: prayer. pray that there would be no language barriers, pray against spirits of inadequacy and laziness. pray for people to really see and be aware of a difference with in me. pray that i would love them in the ways they need it. just that this time would be fruitful, not that i need to see it, but that at least some seeds would be planted. im believing it.
once again, sorry this is long. i just wanted to share it with someone. but do be praying for me por favor. love you all.
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