Fri 18 Apr 2008
This evening Sarah and I sat down and watched the movie “Kite Runner”. It’s a movie about a young boy growing up in Afghanistan and the guilt that follows him his whole life. It is a story filled with many horrible yet actuate things. It gives people a glimpse into a world they don’t know and would never wish to know. I find myself reeling from the shock of the truth it portrays.
As I lay in bed tonight I want to put these horrible things out of my mind: the , , injustice, and great sin that cover our world. I think of it and it breaks me- turns my guts inside out. If I could just put it out of my mind and fall soundly asleep I know it would bring me comfort but comfort is not what I need. I need to be awaken to the world around me. I need to be reminded everyday that the world we live in does not look like America- it looks like Afghanistan, and Iraq, and Nepal. Our world is haunted by sin so great we dare not speak of it but we must. Open your eyes and see that our world is suffering…truly suffering. And the answer does no lie within the UN or any other institution. The hope of the world lies in Jesus.
As I laid in bed burning with these truths I was broken with the fact that I could do very little. I prayed, “God, I have given my life to Nepal- to a nation who greatly needs you, what more can I do to bring the nations to you. God I am burning to see not just my people come to you but all people. What can I do?” As I cried and prayed He softly reminded me that if I will pray, He would move. And it hit me. If I will pray in faith with great passion then God would bring revival. It is He that calls men to Himself and He that is sovereign over all things.
Going is a great thing to do but praying is greater. The greatest thing I can ever do is pray.
Watch this movie and as you watch remember that the people you see are just a glimpse of the world ravaged by sin and in need of a Savior. After you watch it don’t let these images pass away but allow them to drive you to your knees.
April 18th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
We do not know how but we do know for sure that God will get the glory out of this situation and that He is in Control. Romans 13:1 is a good verse that reminds us who is really in charge regardless of what government officials think. God is also in charge of your life Sarah’s life and our lives. He has called us to serve Him and make His glory known. He will direct. A lot of people have reminded me in the past month that His ways are higher.
Also know that He really is our Father. He loves us and knows how to give us good and perfect gifts.
April 19th, 2008 at 4:50 am
God is doing some similar things in my life- making me aware of injustice around the world. It makes me angry, not in a bad way, but I want to do something about it. Because its not ok that things like that happen. I want people to be free. God continually reminds me that He can make people free on the inside, and it drives me to want to be with unreached peoples wherever He leads. God used these desires and some Scriptues recently to remind me of my caling and that I must work hard.