There have been times in my life when I have been scared to pray. Never for the things that I want, mind you – those things always tend to come pretty easily.
Nope.
I have been scared to pray asking God for what HE wants – HIS will.
Distra… Wait – what was I doing again?
It seems as though I’ve been here before. Oh, yes! I have – many times…
I have sat down to write these words at least 5 times in the past 15 minutes. Based on the number of other things I’ve done, I am surprised I have over 40 words down now…
Perception is not Reality?
In a previous post, I shared that our church began a series to help us better understand the differences between how our brothers and sisters in Africa live compared to how we live in the United States. The more I read, the more I have really been struck about the difference in our perception of what it means to be ‘poor’. According to American standards, most Africans wouldn’t even make it onto the chart to be considered, ‘poor’. So, what is their reality?
Recently, our church started a program, Passport to the Land of Enough, to help us better understand the daily lives of our brothers and sisters around the world. We started by learning more about Africa and then focused in on Nigeria. It was very eye-opening to learn about all the differences between our two worlds and see that, regardless of how little I have ever thought I had, it has always been way more than others have around the world. And, it has always been enough.
As part of our program, we were provided with different Missions we could complete throughout the upcoming weeks in an attempt to learn more about what daily life looks like for those living in Lagos, Nigeria, and elsewhere in Africa. I thought it would be neat to write about some of them as we complete them. I would love to hear your experiences with the Missions as well – should you choose to accept them…
Fasting: What is it?
The idea of fasting is not new to me. However, over the past couple of weeks, a lot of my quiet times and discussions, as well as different things I have read elsewhere, have all revolved around fasting. So, I decided to pay closer attention to this prompting, and take the time to look into what fasting is all about and how I can incorporate it into my life.
It all started a couple of weeks ago when Brad brought up the idea of participating in a fast. I had often thought I would like to give it a try, but really didn’t know much about it. And, in order for me to really get into anything, I first need to understand as much as I can about it.
