Rhythm's of Life

23 "Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden. 24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God."
-Deuteronomy 4:23-24

During my time here in Jordan, I am often reminded of the purposes that I have set out on such a journey. I was reminded several days ago that even as I serve the Jordanians here, I am the mission as well. Being over here is yet another way that God continues to call me back to himself,and make himself known among me so that I might make Christ known to others. Seeing the great spiritual oppression and bondage here burden's my soul often and I wonder if I am doing enough to make a difference in the lives of those I come in contact with.

As I have been reading God's word lately, I have been taking a study through Deuteronomy. All the time, there constant themes of remember, be careful, be holy, and be obedient. As the Israelites sought to follow God, God desired their utmost obedience. The experience in Jordan has called me to do those same things. It has brought a lot of baggage to the surface and allowed for God to heal and remove those things. Today, as I spent time with God, God continued to remind me to keep my focus small and to do the things he has appointed me to of my best ability. Those things being finding myself in God, teaching English/building relationships with students, and studying Arabic. If I am not doing those three things to my best ability, then there might be a problem.

Lately, I have challenged to practice the Sabbath. Before there were religions etc, God calls us to keep the Sabbath as a day set apart for nothing. On this day, we allow God to provide for everything we need as we rest, worship, and delight in the Lord. I have found those times to refuel my fire for God, the people here, and for the mission to reconcile the world.
As I spend those times with God, I can't help but feel that my life is constantly in a rhythm to serve God in all circumstances. I always need to remember the covenant God has for us, be careful in following God, live a life set apart for Him, and just to be obedient. I say all those things with all conviction and encouragement.

Living as a follower of Christ is not easy task. Seeing bondage and oppression wears on us daily. Yet, we must continue to allow God to make himself known among us in order to make Christ known to others.

Friends, let us always come back to the Lord and never forget the Lord. Think of what God has done for you in the past, present, and what God will do for you in the future as you remain obedient.

Here are a couple prayer points as you read this:

-the students at the center- for walls to be crushed, and bridges to be built
-our team in Jordan
-the spiritual bondage and oppression- that this cloud of darkness might be removed and that God's light might shine through
-that God's kingdom would come and that his will might be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Thank you to all of you who are following, and tenaciously praying for this journey. I can't thank you enough. I love all of you and pray that you are being rooted in God's love in order to extend it to others.

Grace and Peace