This morning Mike went with the mercy air guests to the school where they taught with soccer balls (big deal with the world cup coming up) about Jesus. I wasn’t there so I can’t tell you much about it. What I do know is that I made over 50 muffins and they are good. I also did some coloring for Keren (a nurse here) she is doing a nutrition program and needed some veggies colored. I know, it’s tough work!
This afternoon Mike, Raph, Francois, Matthew and I went to deliver food @ the school for the feeding program. We had good discussions in the truck with Francois (who is from South Africa and now missionary here), I am learning so much about the people. I can’t believe we have less than a week here, there is so much I still want to learn!!!
I did my devotions in the sun, I love the sun. You have to wait until a bit later in the day if you don’t want to burn, but it’s worth the wait :) I read in Philippians today and was “hit” by a new revelation. Since coming here, I realized how much I have felt entitled (in the past and still now, old habits don’t die fast) to my stuff. I feel like I deserve it somehow. I feel like I’m Canadian, I’m privilege because I’m white and I deserve to have all the comforts I have. You do it too (sorry to say), without noticing, so please stay with me on this train of thought. Coming here feels like “lowering your standard of life” from what we are used to, even though the people have so little food, never minds comforts! And thn it hit me: You think that’s bad Marie-Eve? You think the difference between you and these people is bad? Well think “JESUS”. That’s right. He was in heaven. Talk about a nice place. And He came on earth! Ok not so nice in comparison. He didn’t come to North America in year 2010. He went to Jerusalem a long time ago and lived a hard life. He traveled lot’s, ate simple meals of fish and bread and died a terrible death. If there is someone who knows about “lowering their standard of life” it’s Jesus. If someone was indeed entitled to comfort it is God (makes sense right?). So I just can’t tell God that I’m unwilling to do anything for Him because I’m somehow entitled to some comfort, to my stuff, ... Can I? Tricky right?
What He did for me is so BIG. He became in very nature man. He was (is) God. That’s not something to overlook. And then what happened? God gave him back the glory, God made it so that every knee would bow to Him (some day). So if there is someone who knows about hard life it’s Jesus. PRAISE BE TO HIM for his sacrifice, for me and for the people here. May we be found willing to sacrifice it all for Him as well. Oh I haven’t attained more holiness than you since this revelation, neithe do I think I will. I’m still on this road, but I press on. Press on with me, that we may gain the only thing that is worth attaining: the saving power of His resurrection. May His sacrifice not be in vain. Praise be to God.
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Wow that's awesome. We somehow know that stuff, but I had never seen it that way. Thanks so much for sharing that. I love you sister and I am so glad you are feeling better now! I have to admit that when I heard you were sick, I got mad because I thought that even you were entitled to me and that you weren't supposed to be hurt because you're my sister and you're a North American. But it's not the way things work. And it's not the way God works. And He's taught me a lot in the past couple weeks as I read your posts full of wisdom. It's hard to open up to Him, but I want to follow your example.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for your constant encouragements when you yourself need some.
Je m'ennuie de toi ma grande soeur!
-Mimi
Great thoughts Marie.
ReplyDeleteYes, for the glory of God, I choose to press on with you (and the apostle Paul):
"Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do...Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
Amen Trev, the apostle is my inspiration, can you tell ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading my blog brother and sister, I appreciate it so much! It's a privilege to share my heart with such a loving audience :)