Don't You Worry Bout A Thang

It's a quiet Monday morning here in the Waterflow Mission House. I'm sitting here eating some delicious peaches and cream oatmeal, listening to the coffee brewing. This dining table has become so comfortable for me. This entire house has! This large home that has been used over the years as a catholic school house that was then morphed into a safe haven for the drunken natives and/or Vietnam Vets to stumble into for a good nights sleep and a simple meal..and now it's become a home base for our team. There is a lot of history inside these walls, I love being in a place like this. A place that has seen life and death. I think I like it so much because I cannot even imagine the stories of the people who have resided here at one time or another. The stories of trouble, history, anger, and defeat; but also stories of God's compassion and his saving grace!! (which triumph over all)
Lynn and her husband Don, the owners of the Mission, never expected to be called into ministry on the reservation. The Lord had bigger plans for their life. They have been loving enough to open up their home to hundreds an hundreds of people. Can you imagine that? Their selflessness is such a beautiful picture of Christ's love.
God is like that a lot. We have these ideas of how we think we should live our life, we get wrapped up in so many things. And what relevance do they have? My encouragement to you is to open your heart to the concept that God has a bigger plan. Not only that, but allow him to let that plan run into motion!
As I have already expressed, a strong struggle of mine is being anxious of tomorrow. But why? Why do I always feel like I have to know everything, plan everything? Why can't I continually live every day knowing that God has provided me with EXACTLY what I need. He always will. If I feel like for some reason he hasn't, I've begun to learn to step back and reflect on why I feel unprepared or hurt or lost. It's at that moment that he opens my eyes and says, "Lindsey, my precious daughter, I love you. Not one thing can ever seperate you from my love. I will never, ever leave you or forsake you."
I know that if my God says that, I need to change my way of thinking in that situation. He knows a heck of a lot better what is really going than I ever will. How cool is that?! Ahh how he loves. It's amazing, unbelievable, so beautiful!!
And I know- for certain- that as my team leaves to begin our travels to South Africa this morning, his love will protect, provide, and prevail.
What a blessing our time has been on the rez. I thank my Savior for the ways he has grown me, and am very eager to see what else he has in store. Same goes for YOU! Love him where you are at, He will meet you there.


This is a picture of the front of Waterflow Mission. :)