"Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love."
I had to give a speech in my speech class...go figure. It was an impromptu speech and I was given the topic of "What is your dream job?" and then given a minute to prepare. Within five seconds, I had my two main points, helping people and going to a foreign country such as Africa. Piece. of. cake. I was going to ace this.
Wrong.
During the entire speech, I failed to mention the ultimate reason why I even wanted to do missions. Why dedicate my life to this occupation? Looking back I can see this sadly a picture of my life. What you put into your life, comes out. I want to dedicate my life to missions yet fail to even follow God's "easy" commands of "Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, soul, mind and strength." I have been relying on the lessons that I have learned as a child to fulfill the substance that I need as a college student.
I have had the amazing opportunity to co-lead a high-school Bible study at my church in Gainesville. The girls that I have had the ability to get to know have challenged me in so many unforgettable ways. They have motivated me to know why I believe the things I do and have been used by God to give me an undeniable conviction that I need to read and memorize God's truth more than I already do. This experience has made me seek God's plan even further than just loving others. What specific group am I most able to minister to?
God has begun to open my eyes to the many humanitarian issues in my city that aren't okay, specifically homelessness. Through different churches in the area, BCM, and Godly friends seeking after God's heart, I have felt my own heart being called to this ministry. I don't know if that just means for a season of my life or spending my entire life devoted to it. I don't know. I don't have all the answers. But I know who does.
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. - James 1:27
