Last night I booked my plane ticket and had everything all set and ready to go. This morning I woke up, checked my emails to find out that West Jet is having a seat sale just after I booked my flight!! Ugh! WHY???
Yup, that is pretty much my life and I have bad luck with travelling.... But I am taking off and moving to Manitoba! I will be leaving in about 9 days and will be having a grand ole time!!
Some of you may think, "Why the heck are you going there?" Well, I am going there to be a youth pastor. I feel as though this is a calling from God.
You see, when I went to Thailand, I was working with youth and it was difficult for me to get to know them because of the language barrier and I really wanted to know more about their life. I also was able to share my heart with some of the youth about my story and about my challenges in this world. I challenged them to be different people and to shine their light even if their family aren't Christians because eventually we will be able to change our families/friends if we continue to be different from the world and continue to show God's love that is planted inside of us! This is something that God really pressed on my heart and it was amazing to see their reaction that they can make a difference in their families and in their country.
When I came back from Thailand, I had made my goal to work with youth for the summer. The thing was that I was going to Dawson City, Yukon and we were doing an out reach and the church was closed for two years; so no youth. It was really difficult because I really wanted to be around youth but God was working other things in me this summer. Whenever I would stop and think about youth a fire kept sparking within me. I really wanted to be a youth pastor. I remember praying to God, I feel like you want me to be a youth pastor. I would call people up and tell them, I feel like I want to be a youth pastor and I would be so excited and so wanting to do it right then and there but again, I felt that God had other plans for me this summer.
I was focusing on a lot about my future, which I try not to do, but it was really difficult for me to not know the unknown (which a lot of people deal with). But even though I didn't know the unknown, God put everything in place for me and gave me the decision to make and so I made it.
I feel as though I have made the right decision and I feel excited and at peace with this decision. I feel like this is something that I get excited over and can see myself doing this for many years to come. I am excited to see a generation be built up and a generation that has so much passion for Jesus that THAT is their main focus when they go into school, go into their hockey team, go into their broken families, go into their troubled friends and show HIS unfailing love to them. When they are constantly WANTING MORE of Jesus and constantly WANTING to know more of Him! I see a new generation with a new light and a new passion in this world. I see amazing world changers happening in different countries, in different provinces, in different cities and in different communities! I am excited to start this new adventure and am excited to see what God will do!
So I ask a favour for those who are reading. Please pray for me as I go. Pray that God will provide me a place to live and that He will provide me with a vehicle. Also, pray for the church in that they will be open to what God is going to be doing and that their hearts, eyes and ears will be open to Him! And one more thing is pray for the youth. I don't know what I am walking into and I am unsure if there is any youth. Pray that they will be attracted to a light within the church and that they will come without hesitation. That they will come with an open mind and that God will just radically change them.
I know this may seem crazy as you are reading but I feel like God is just wanting me to DREAM BIG! And so I am DREAMING BIG because everything is possible with Him! Just taking it one step at a time!
Much love!
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