As I sit here, back at the place where it all started, I’m amazed by the goodness of God. I’ve seen His overwhelming goodness in countless ways in these past 9-months. With tears threatening to spill over, I reflect on the most life-changing season of my life. I can’t help but to be overflowing with thanks for this path I got to walk with not only Jesus but also with these people who I would now consider my best friends. As I tell the stories and share the memories, I want to make it clear that none of this would have been even remotely possible without the God of the universe. God doesn’t need me to carry out His plan. However, through Hid grace and goodness, He allows me to come alongside Him and experience His power and unconditional love first hand. Because of this, my life has been changed and I am now able to share these testimonies with others.
I have learned and experienced the unfathomable depths of Gods love for me and how I can love others that same way. I have heard Gods voice like never before, learning to truly know his still, soft voice. I have seen God in the stillness and truly learned to be content with Him and Him alone. Without Him, life is meaningless and void of purpose. I’ve seen God restore my identity, learning to truly live as a daughter of the most high king. I have been overwhelmed with the amount of love He has given me for His precious children. Not only has God completely transformed my life, but I’ve also seen Him encounter others in the same way.
I’ve seen literal tears turned to laughter after being encountered by God. I’ve seen countless healings, being so amazed at the power of my God. I’ve seen the most salvations in a country where it is illegal to share the gospel, seeing that God moves no matter what situation I find myself in. I’ve seen the joy of Jesus reflected in the hearts of little children who find happiness in the smallest and most insignificant things. I’ve seen the hospitable heart of God in the people that welcome strangers into their homes, showing more kindness than I’ve ever experienced. I’ve seen Gods hand of protection in a situation where I should have died. I’ve witnessed the servant heart and humbleness of Jesus in the ministry hosts we meet in every country. They give up their time and resources to live out the great commission and the calling God has put on their lives. I’ve lived in amazing community, learning to build each other up and call each other higher to look more like the Lord we serve.
Above all, I’ve learned to fall more and more in love with Jesus. He is my everything. The reason I have breath in my lungs. The one who gives me purpose and more joy than I could have thought possible. He turns my mourning into dancing and my fear into peace that surpasses understanding. The one who willingly went through excruciating pain and suffering, even death on a cross for the joy of having a relationship with me. The one who would have gone through that even if I was the only soul on earth. The one who then defeated death by rising from the grave 3 days later.
This experience has never been about me. It’s always been about giving all glory to Jesus, that He would receive that full reward of His suffering. I can’t help but be amazed at the wonder working power and majesty of Him who redeemed and rescued me from a life of darkness and brought me into a life full of light. It’s my joy to constantly behold the beauty of the Lamb who is now sitting on the throne of heaven, waiting to come back for His people.
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