Isn't is awesome how God can use the weak to lead the strong? How good you are means nothing without bravery to take risks, and act upon what you believe... So what does that mean exactly..? It means God can use someone like me, and someone like you, to accomplish what scares us. As I sit here on our final connection train from Montreal to Moncton (after being physically removed from the wrong line by an umm... friendly stewardess...) I can admit I am scared. It is when we begin to stretch that we realize how weak we are, and that only God and his power, and the courage He gives us, will pull us through. It is amazing to know that God is going to use Lucas, James, and myself! It is now that I know there is no turning back and whether I like it or not, I'm going to be 'out east' until my train pulls out on the 20th... But let me tell you also, how excited I am! This morning when we arrived at the Brantford Via Rail, you could tell we were stresses and unprepared... We had the chance to meet a woman (probably in her mid-20s) on our way to Toronto, and got to tell her briefly about our trip! Even though she probably doesn't know God, she thought is was cool, maybe foolish, but respectable nonetheless that we would give up three weeks of our summer to head out east to serve our Creator! But doesn't Jesus call us to be those that are not ordinary, and seemingly foolish in the worlds eyes? Jesus himself pulled out some pretty crazy stunts within His ministry, throwing all those around Him off guard, and into something more than just hype...
Love...
Take a look at John 8:1-12... Such a cool event in Jesus' ministry!! The Pharisees came to test Jesus, as they seemed to like to try a lot... But Jesus in no fool (don't get me wrong, there is a difference between seeming foolish to the world for the sake of our Father, and simply being a fool)!
"...but Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with
His finger, as though he did not hear them." - John 8:6
He did something totally unexpected, and seemingly foolish, to reveal the foolishness of the Pharisees in their attempt to catch Jesus being anything less than what He claimed to be...
In Toronto we had the chance during our stopover, to sit in our train and pray together. This really helped ease anxiety (for me anyways) and bring about the excitement of what we are about to do!! It is awesome to give all we have to God (as broken, and messy as it is) and know that it is with His blessing that we are taking this 'risk'. Jesus had courage, and inspired His followers to deny themselves and follow Him (Mark 18:34-37). I am inspired, and I pray that my desire for a passionate, influential life never dies...
Tonight (after we got on the right train, from the right line... craziness...) James and I had the chance to just read and discuss the Gospels (and the Bible as a whole really...). It was awesome to just sit, relax, read, question, discuss, and learn together.. God is preparing us for amazing things of the next 3 weeks (I can feel it in this moments, and moments like these), and I am SO excited!! I can really feel Him on the train right now... We are ready to get away from our busy, noisy, and messy lives, and focus on a God who loves us. I only pray we can love Him back with, zeal, luster, and passion that will not die!
Some call it foolish...
... but I am RECKLESSLY in LOVE with JESUS!!
"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before MY Father who is in heaven." - Matthew 10:32-33
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