I am truly amazed. Amazed, yes, but not surprised, not any longer, because God has made this wonderful thing happen over and over again. Most recently: In the last few weeks, one door has closed in my life, something that I had thought was “the” direction for serving and working with others in ministry in an incredible way, and I have been so discouraged, to say the least . . . but as this door was closing, God was opening another door – a BIG door – that is already proving to be a beautiful, encouraging opportunity. I did not see this happening at first, but after just a few short weeks, I can already see how lessons learned from this “other” past experience are so necessary to develop this opportunity to its fullest. In other words, I needed this past experience, and the many experiences before, to reach this point. I have now been blessed with some new friends these past few weeks, as well as renewing and growing some wonderful relationships with some “old” friends as well. And yes, if you know me, you probably know this is about Haiti, LOL. It’s truly amazing, and so many times, over and over again, I have wanted to give up . . . actually, some well-intentioned folks have suggested that I give up . . . but it is way too clear to me that God has intentions for me to continue. And in this lifelong path, whether it is about my connections with the people of Haiti, or any of my other relationships, I expect to continue having many hard lessons and discouraging, seemingly fruitless experiences that will be transformed into incredible, mind-blowing opportunities . . . over and over and over again. My friends, I suppose this can be another way of saying this: If you are discouraged and disgusted, please please PLEASE, never NEVER give up. Seek God’s Will for your life with prayer and His Word, as well as guidance from others whom you trust (even if you do not always agree!), and in the most unexpected ways, He will use you amazingly. Will the results be messy and unpredictable, ohhhh yes!! But also amazing and so full of life and purpose, nevertheless! Thank you, my friends . . . as always, so many of you have given me your encouragement and support and guidance, and at times when needed, incredible patience . . . I am so grateful for you, whatever you have said or done.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:45:41 +0000
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