How I focus on the things that are seen! Even in the midst of doing something for the unseen- traveling to Africa to take a son to tell the gospel, I was consumed with the seen. With the physical. With the things of this earth. With missing my children, who are His and were fine. With fear of chest pains and asthma attacks, all in His control. And now, here I sit in my comfortable house with proper plumbing and temperature control and I read about the things unseen and I am reminded again how small I am. How big my God is. How perfect and glorious is His unseen plan. I think of how much time we all spend on the SEEN- on caring about just the right sports, activities, classes for our children, what to eat, what to wear, all these TEMPORARY cares. Lord, give me eyes and heart to see the invisible. To care for souls being made ready for eternity.
"Therefore, we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Monday, February 21, 2011
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
A Letter to my Friends
Clean water.
A pair of shoes.
Safety in my bed each night.
The ability to go to church and worship each Sunday without fearing for my life.
These are just a few things I take for granted.
I know there is pain in Africa. I know there is war. Yet, for so long I have been blind to the depth of it. Yesterday I was thinking about how I’d like to find some more books to read on all that is going on in Africa, specifically in the Sudan. The problem is finding sources that are reliable and from a Godly perspective. Then I finally opened the package I ordered a few months ago for Peter’s birthday because I needed to wrap his gift. It is something I ordered from Vision Forum. Inside the box along with my receipt was a brochure from the Persecution Project. This is an organization started by the brother of the Vision Forum founder that does much to provide clean water and share the message of the Living Water. Perfect timing. And now, I am simply writing so I can share this with you. Go to persecutionproject.org and see what you can do to help in the efforts to bring hope to the persecuted Christians in Africa. I want to know more. I can’t turn blindly away anymore.
Persecution Project
A pair of shoes.
Safety in my bed each night.
The ability to go to church and worship each Sunday without fearing for my life.
These are just a few things I take for granted.
I know there is pain in Africa. I know there is war. Yet, for so long I have been blind to the depth of it. Yesterday I was thinking about how I’d like to find some more books to read on all that is going on in Africa, specifically in the Sudan. The problem is finding sources that are reliable and from a Godly perspective. Then I finally opened the package I ordered a few months ago for Peter’s birthday because I needed to wrap his gift. It is something I ordered from Vision Forum. Inside the box along with my receipt was a brochure from the Persecution Project. This is an organization started by the brother of the Vision Forum founder that does much to provide clean water and share the message of the Living Water. Perfect timing. And now, I am simply writing so I can share this with you. Go to persecutionproject.org and see what you can do to help in the efforts to bring hope to the persecuted Christians in Africa. I want to know more. I can’t turn blindly away anymore.
Persecution Project
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