I'm sitting here (barely) at my desk, trying to concentrate on homework or bible reading or something but I just can't! I've been reading Kisses from Katie and it is the most amazing book! The first chapter talks about Katie's pre-Uganda days. On her sixteenth birthday, she told her family she wanted to take a trip oversees and do missions work. They did not respond well at all. Why would someone who has a completely secure future want to give it all up and risk disease, violence, and poverty? Katie saw how different her life was from the lives of people around the world. She felt so much joy serving the children she could not ever go back to "the way things used to be". The second chapter talks about her first experiences loving on the children in Uganda. Even though she didn't have everything figured out, God was with her through everything! My favorite line Katie says, "I can't fix poverty, violence or disease. I'm just here to love."
Luke 12:48 says,"From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked."
Sometimes it's hard not to feel like I'm getting eye rolls or "Here we go again" thoughts when I obsess about my dreams. My family has heard so many times about my dreams but it's truly what I feel God is leading me to. I'm not going to drop everything and buy a one way ticket, because right now I'm preparing my heart and my head. Sometimes I try to brush off these dreams as no big deal, but how can I not share? God has given me so much and this heart is meant for loving!
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