The other night I sat up as I took in what I was hearing on the late news. Hundreds still missing after a ferry had sunk with mostly students on board; many of which were texting and calling parents as the ferry went down. My heart broke to think of the terrifying thoughts of those on board who were sending messages to loved ones, saying their goodbyes I’m sure, as they knew the horrible fate which awaited them. I pray for those families who are still waiting for their children’s and loved ones to be found who are still lost at sea.
The stories which followed didn’t get any better. Public hangings, whaling, murders, stabbings. What on earth is wrong with this world? ‘How quick we are to judge and condemn those for their wrong doing, but John 8:7 says, ‘[Those without sin be the first to throw the first stone…]’ No matter the crime someone has committed, they all deserve grace, and God is so great that He gives us His grace because He loves us, not some of us, ALL of us. What is grace?.. Grace is God showing his love to you even though you don’t deserve it.
However, this world is broken and there are so many people out there who haven’t been saved, who don’t know God and who desperately need it more than anything.
God, how on earth can we save nations when there is so much turmoil and so much hatred in this world God? I pray that these horrible circumstances and these heart-breaking events that occur throughout our world, may be a wake up call to the nations of this world, that there IS something missing. Our world is hurting, breaking, falling apart. There is so much war, confusion, hatred and sin that it’s becoming the norm for the younger generations. There is no amount of alcohol, partying, sex, drugs, porn, violence, explicit music that will replace Gods purpose and meaning in peoples lives. All the things of this world will not leave people feeling content, but instead more empty and left searching. We must start somewhere.
Last year I worked in a primary school full of students who came from broken families, parents who were divorced, parents were who in jail, parents who were drinking when they picked their children up from school. God how can people get so far away from you? I wanted to do something, but what? That year I spent my time loving the children I looked after, I was a friend. I did their hair if they came to school without it done, I’d ask them how they were going, I took interest in them and their own interests. That’s all I felt I could do. The look on the face on a certain girl when i got to school was the reason I loved my job. Her eyes would light up as she’d race over to greet me with a great big bear hug. She was like a little sister, a wonderful girl who made me cry from so much laughter! At the end of the year it was time to say goodbye to my traineeship and the beautiful little people I cared so much about. I asked myself so many time if I’d done enough to make a difference in those kids lives. On my last day, my supervisor gave me a gift, on the card that she gave with it, it had a quote on the front which said. ‘There are some who bring a light so great to the world, that even after they have gone, the light remains.’ From then on I knew I’d done what I was supposed to do, I’d been a glimpse of hope to those children. I wanted school to be a place where there was no condemnation, no hatred and no bullying, but instead a place for life, laughter and friendship. Sometimes, that’s all people need.
There are so many big problems in this world. But we must start small. Start at your home, your school, your friendship circles, your families, your church, your communities. There are people all around you who need Jesus. They’re missing something and they have no idea what, they just need someone to help point them in the right direction.
Don’t let God know how big your problems are. Let your problems know how big God is!! My heart aches for those around the world who are less fortunate than others and who lie awake at night wondering if this is all that life has to offer? But what can I do right now? From here in the car, travelling on the road? Or from the walls of my home or work place? I can pray. You can pray. I can live the life God has planned for me, I can be the light he wants to shine. And so can you. Imagine a world with no hatred? Where everyone was equal? Everyone had the same rights? Everyone was accepted? No one was persecuted? Everyone knew the love of God. Wouldn’t it just be incredible? The fellowship would be breathtaking!
Our world may be changing, our world may be breaking, our world may be losing, but I thank and praise God that He is a God who never changes. Yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever more, He will remain the same and I am eternally grateful!!
My mission in life is to see people saved and experience the same joy I have felt from being in the presence of God. They’re missing out and I don’t want to sit back hoping someone else will go out and tell the Word of God, I want to be apart of it! I pray that God will give me strength and wisdom through this journey to be the brightest light I can be, so that this world can be healed.
God Bless. xo
not a fan. 