We were asked to write a blog about how we felt before leaving on this mission trip. Here is what I am expecting . . .
“Seek your happiness in the Lord and He will give you your true heart’s desires” (Psalm 37:4).
I don’t want to say that I expect anything to come from this adventure because then I would feel like I was going on this trip for my own ambitions; but I can say that I hope for many things. This trip is what I have been waiting for and praying for; and I can’t even begin to imagine everything that God has in store for me. I can only hope that I will open my heart to His service and give my whole self to Him knowing that all circumstances both painful and joyous are worthy of praising Him because no matter what happens, I know that I am living for a greater purpose than my own. I hope that God humbles my heart and lets me see the world from His perspective and in doing so, uses me to bring love and hope to people who have never experienced such blessings. I pray to see God in ways that I have never seen Him before so that I can truly know how to worship Him without ceasing and thus be able to succumb to His will and live eternally in His presence. God is what gives me life, beauty, joy and love; so I suppose the one thing that I can expect from this trip is that I will be completely surrounded by all of His glory because He has called me to follow Him on this trip, and follow Him I will; for I am sure that in doing so, He will lead me to greater things than I could have ever planned out for myself. I don’t expect anything because I know that God is going to do more with me than I could expect to do, so I will embark on this journey with high hopes, confident that by seeking in the Lord’s happiness He will reveal to me and do more with me than I could have ever desired with my own heart.
Please pray for me that I will be able to humbly open to my heart to His will for my life and know that I am doing the same for all of you.
I can’t tell you how much reading this simple blog post is an inspiration to me. I’ve been suddenly seized with the desire to go on an mission trip and for all the sightseeing/tourist benefits it offers I’m afraid I’ve strayed from the #1 goal in mind to serve God and help others. It’s difficult to know where I’m being led when my personal tastes would have me choose a specific country, but I’m sure that if I have the kind of mighty faith you have in Christ He will lead me on the right path. God bless you!
~Sarah