We Serve a Greater Purpose

Words can't really describe this weekend. The Lord knows exactly what I need and delivers me from the scary darkness of not trusting Him. Abbey and Ellen were in town and yesterday was Hunter's birthday. We did everything from building a slippin slide in an elementary school park, to go carting and chasing geese in a field. Surrounded by camp people, basically all just brothers and sisters and praying before we ate anything because we were together and we serve the same God who fills us up.

Abbey and I drove to pretty much any body of water we could find, yesterday. We ended up at a dock of lake thunderbird and we talked for hours about real stuff. She was talking to me about highschool basketball...about how she would laugh after every loss. No one really understood and one day she told her coach "it's because I serve a greater purpose". I lay on the dock literally in awe of what was coming out of her mouth because without her even knowing-she was speaking so much truth into my life. I have never felt like I belonged in school. I don't really learn much because my heart and head is never there...I used to think it was just my laziness but I literally feel this negative tug when I'm sitting in a classroom, not moving. So I skip school, and I drink coffee, and I sink to my knees in prayer. Because I serve a greater purpose. Because this test is so small compared to eternity. Because this basketball game is nothing compared to heaven. We all serve a greater purpose...it doesn't mean that we should drop out of school and stop caring about things we have to work for...it just means that we need to work harder for the things that drive us. The things that literally create a fire in our hearts. We need to open our ears to our Father, and listen to what He wants us to do.

I know I am supposed to go to Africa, and I couldn't be more terrified. But this is the first time in my whole life that I am following God's call in my life...and I couldn't be more amped to get my world rocked...because my God is greater than school, and stronger than anything else. And my God wants me to go.