"To be Your hands and feet"

As I sit listening to "Solution" by Hillsong, I am floored with another way that God is pointing out that we should only do things that matter for Him and His renown and that He has called me to be His hands and feet. Jesus hasn't just called me, He has commanded me. He makes that command clear in Matthew 28:18-19 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit..."  I've been hit over and over again with the thought that I don't want to live my life for a lesser name than the name of Jesus Christ and that if I really believe what the gospel says I should be living out what I say I believe. In January of this year, God started really working in my life.  I had no idea what God had in store for me but what I did know was that I wanted more out of my walk with the Lord and I was looking for anything to propel me there. I started praying for God to break my heart for what broke his but I never thought I would end up preparing to journey across the ocean to help the African people, His people. 

When I applied for the mission trip I am about to embark on, I wasn't 100% sure that this was how God wanted me to spend my summer.  I prayed for doors to be opened or closed and God has ben going before me bursting through doors leading me on this trip. It couldn't be more clear that this is what the Lord has called me to do with my summer. As I practice my obedience to God I am tested everyday with obstacles that make me want to back out and decide to just have what I would consider a normal summer. Im not going to lie, it has been a challenge to completely trust God and believe that he will make a way for me for this trip. Im a doer. I like to have things in my control. But, it seems like the more I sit back and let Him take the lead the less worry and more joy I have. 

I am excited about what the next few months have in store for me as I finish up my junior year at Carolina and prepare to head to Africa. I know that God is going to blow my mind and I can't wait. Although Im worried about the money, the fact that Im not working this summer, the long plane ride, being away from my family, missing home....I know that I have never felt more freedom knowing that I am following what the Lord has laid it on my heart to do. At times when it would be so much easier to turn away, I have to remember that the God who created the universe, who knows every single person who has ever lived, lives now, or ever will live is orchestrating each and every step I take.