How do we find true faith? To be able to say, “Speak Lord, your servant is listening”? God asks very different things of all of us, and we never know what other journeys He is preparing us for. We must have faith in His wisdom.
When my husband, Matt, and I decided we wanted to come on mission, we were walking by sight, and trying to guide ourselves with human wisdom. We had very specific goals we wanted to accomplish. Now, as we reflect on our year I am filled with gratitude and great awe. While our time here has had many great challenge, it has also been very rich and transformative. The ways in which we have grown in wisdom, strength and faith, both individually and as a couple, far out weigh the difficult transitions and struggles.
To our great surprise, the most beautiful gifts that we have received are not the things we initially set out to accomplish. We could not have seen these benefits before coming into mission. We could not have written them down on our Pros & Cons list. If someone had related their similar experience, it would not have been the same, as each gift is personal. They are things God could not have revealed to us either, His Wisdom being far beyond our grasp.
The only way to receive these gifts was with Faith. You must pay the piper up front, not knowing what you will find in that box, under all those ribbons and pretty paper. But within the mystery is it’s beauty, and the prize is deeper love and true joy. It is a true miracle, that triggers an immense desire of the heart to leap with joy and thanksgiving.
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