To Think or Not To Think

Yesterday and today I saw a lot of green! Mountains, Trees, bushes, grass, flowering plants, everywhere there is green; there are signs of LIFE!

This goes against every stereotype, preconceived notion, expectation, and bias I've ever thought/known. 


To me Africa has always been the land of the poor, dying, desert, brown safari grasses, and the over-rated cliche' of a child's dream place to be a missionary. Missionary-ness was never my dream; much less in Africa.

My Mind Is Boggled.

Not only did God call me to do missions, He did it as inconveniently as possible---Fresh out of school, with school loans, to the place I cared little about. He changed my heart, made Swaziland my dream, and broke my heart for what breaks His. 

The Heavens truly declare the Glory of God; the firmament is showing His handiwork. Despite it being January, Swaziland is a tropical, lush paradise and has blown up every preconceived notion of mine. 

Soon Clinics began and I will see unimaginable suffering. The same God who made this paradise created these people. Their souls for the Kingdom of God is the goal! May I never miss the people, the mission God has given me, while basking in the aesthetics God has blessed me with in my surroundings. 

Importance Changes with Perception

What's Important?

Who Decides?
God?
People?
Money?
Mood?

Outta Sight,
Outta Mind?

I Think Not.

We Hunger for that,
Which We Do Not Have.

No Hope,
We hunger for God.

No Companionship,
We hunger for People.

No Nutrition,
We hunger for Food.

 

Should Perception Change Importance?

Is Your Perception Default or Deliberate?