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I have 0% doubt today as to whether or not I am following God’s will. Why? Well, I got in a car accident yesterday. My car was going to be sold once I left so I know that God and I were on the same page about one thing: the car needed to go. I would have gone about it in a slightly different matter, however. My car is completely totaled. Amazingly, I have not a bruise on me. Once the report filed was and the road cleared, I started thinking about what had just happened. Things were destroyed on my car that are not easily broken. How am I not injured? The answer is obvious: God wants me to go to Sierra Leone.
In study this summer I have realized that what I lack is to be gained only by sacrifice; unrestrained surrender of myself to Him. One definition of sacrifice got my attention: “destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else “. So in terms of my sacrifice for the sake of the Gospel, does that mean the destruction of myself? The problem with this definition is it wasn’t written about the sacrifice that we as Christians make. Jesus already showed us that Satan cannot destroy anything when He rose from the grave. Accordingly, as Christians ‘sacrifice’ should leave us with a sense of reassurance because sacrifice for the sake of God is not without reward. For, “we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose (Rms. 8:28)”. We are not promised an easy way but one that will glorify God; and that is my hope for all I do. Therefore whatever my sacrifice may look like, whether emotional, mental, or physical, I pray that I would not hesitate—not even for a fleeting moment.
If God is going to let me walk away unharmed from what should have been an accident with injury then all I can say is BRING IT ON! Whatever trials may await me in Sierra Leone I’m letting Satan know that this girl is ready. I have been in the Word in expectation of those hard times so that I may weather the storm and come out stronger.
My flight leaves tomorrow at 12:40p. I have had to remind myself that when I received my life in Christ I gave up control of it. So that means I have no need to worry about my beloved friends and family because regardless of what happens:He’s got the WHOLE WORLD in His hands! Amen?
Amen.
I love you all,
Haley Kate
In study this summer I have realized that what I lack is to be gained only by sacrifice; unrestrained surrender of myself to Him. One definition of sacrifice got my attention: “destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else “. So in terms of my sacrifice for the sake of the Gospel, does that mean the destruction of myself? The problem with this definition is it wasn’t written about the sacrifice that we as Christians make. Jesus already showed us that Satan cannot destroy anything when He rose from the grave. Accordingly, as Christians ‘sacrifice’ should leave us with a sense of reassurance because sacrifice for the sake of God is not without reward. For, “we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose (Rms. 8:28)”. We are not promised an easy way but one that will glorify God; and that is my hope for all I do. Therefore whatever my sacrifice may look like, whether emotional, mental, or physical, I pray that I would not hesitate—not even for a fleeting moment.
If God is going to let me walk away unharmed from what should have been an accident with injury then all I can say is BRING IT ON! Whatever trials may await me in Sierra Leone I’m letting Satan know that this girl is ready. I have been in the Word in expectation of those hard times so that I may weather the storm and come out stronger.
My flight leaves tomorrow at 12:40p. I have had to remind myself that when I received my life in Christ I gave up control of it. So that means I have no need to worry about my beloved friends and family because regardless of what happens:He’s got the WHOLE WORLD in His hands! Amen?
Amen.
I love you all,
Haley Kate
posted by Haley Kate @ 8:31 PM
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