I had this revelation yesterday of how crazy it is to be a follower of Jesus in this world. We are all called to follow Jesus where ever He places us in life. Right now I am called to live in Lake View Terrace, California to reach out to these women being forced into prostitution literally 5 minutes from my house and I LOVE IT! I love these women and to the world that doesn’t make sense, to the world going out in the middle of the morning/night every weekend to hand a girl a small gift seems pointless and a waste of time. It doesn’t sound like a very successful calling or a very worthwhile thing to give your life to at a young age, but God lead me here and I’ve chosen to follow where He leads.
I was thinking last night when we got home from our weekend outreach, what if God has called me to be an advocate for women sold into prostitution for the rest of my life? What if that is what God destined me for? What if for the rest of my time living in the world God wants me to stand up and fight on behalf of these precious women who aren’t able to go to school and learn how to be what they’ve always dreamed of? I’m not going to college to become a nurse like I thought I’d be doing at first, but I’m here being a vessel and a voice for My God. Not to say I couldn’t be doing the same as a nurse, but I think of this life I live and I say to God “For real? You want ME to do this?”
I read this quote today by John Piper, it said: “So the issue for us is: Do we eagerly long for the coming of Christ? Or do we want Him to wait while our love affair with the world runs its course?”
It made me realize that I do often worry so much about the things of this world rather than things eternal. I find myself stuck in a love affair with the world and the things I want in this world rather than being totally breath taken at the wonder of God’s true purpose for creation and His true purpose for my life. I have this hope to hold onto, that God is Almighty, He is the King above all Kings, He is Love, He is my true purpose
He gives us a choice even in his longing for us to trust him. I want to wake up every morning and with all my heart live a life devoted to Jesus, one that is not caught up in the attraction of the world falling for what it has to give me. I want an eager longing so deep so in love so captivated by Jesus and I want it to fuel in me a passion to live a life completely and totally for Him.
With God at the center, no matter what He calls me to for each day for the rest of my life on earth It will be lived daily out of a love affair with Jesus, not the world.
Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. Matthew 6:34 MSG.