Today God decided to open my eyes, simply he showed me the morning paper. This morning I read that 97 people were injured in Norway, due to the fact that he did not like the idea of political leaders and diversity. I took a moment and prayed deeply for the young people who were killed and knew that their death would not be forgotten. However when it came time to pray for the man who shot the 97 people, I found it harder... I know that God calls us to love one another but this man completely tortured innocent lives. Then I realized there was no but about it. God plainly told me to think beyond the worlds view of this man. He told me to ask the questions that people would not normally ask. Like what point was this person in his life to make him do this? What was his childhood like? What kind of pain was this man carrying as he decided to hurt those that did nothing to him? Those questions were hard to ask but once I did I found that it was easier to pray for this man.
Some of you may ask why I am even talking about this and why it relates to my mission in Canada. Well I will tell you my friends. We do the exact same thing. We judge before we really know. We say ''Oh this person deserves what they had coming" or "this person is homeless because of their choices" That is not our place to say those kind of things. It is honestly between that person and God. We are called to love and be the church to people who need us. That is what God has taught me this morning and the rest of my day! I was sorta called to share this with everyone.
The teams come in tomorrow and I hope that everyone is able to come and be broken before Jesus.
But before I go I do wanna talk about Urban Promise. Last week I had a great opportunity to work with a childrens ministry, called Urban Promise. It was kinda like a day camp. Basically it reminded me of VBS and camp. It made me realize how much I truly love kids and how much joy they give me. There is something about the spirit of children that just automatically brings joy to hearts. Children are the future and I am grateful to anyone who chooses to work with them!
LOVE YOU ALL <3
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