Grace: We do not deserve it. We can do nothing to get it. God has given it to us freely. My prayer for our stay in Mexico City is that we do not take for granted the amazing amount of grace that God has given to us.
~You said, “Ask and you will receive whatever you need” Oh Lord, I ask for the nations~ *Hillsong*
Wow! God has provided for us in every way possible. It is absolutely amazing. And it is still truly a mystery to me. I have no idea how this has happened. There is really no explanation but God’s grace poured out into our lives. I mean really, how do three girls who have only spent 7 weeks together decide to drop everything and move to Mexico??? 7 weeks together, over 6 months apart—3 girls move to Mexico City, the second largest city in the world, and probably the most dangerous. Why you might ask? Well I really can’t tell you, because I still can’t fully comprehend it, but I do know that God has brought the three of us together for something big. And I don’t just mean something big in just our ministry will happen in Mexico City (DF), but something big in our hearts as well.
It has only been one week since we have arrived and we have already seen huge changes in our hearts towards so many things. There is so much going on in this world that we are so unaware of or that we oftentimes choose to ignore. My eyes have truly been opened to the realities of the world down here in DF. Homelessness, poverty, abuse, orphans, corruption, violence, gangs, the wealth gap, the demeaning treatment of women, prostitution… You name it, we have seen it here. At first it can be completely overwhelming to see how these people are treated. But unfortunately sometimes we have become so accustomed to seeing these things that we forget. What if we saw the world and the people as God does? What if we had God’s heart? What if we really cared? It is my prayer that God would give us His heart, His passion.
God has completely blessed us so so so much. It is truly unfathomable. We deserve nothing and yet God has so freely given to us all that we could ever need or want.
~How great is our God~ *Chris Tomlin*
The second day we arrive in DF God provides us with an apartment. A home. A home where we can have people stay. A home where we can feed people. A home to serve others. A home that is truly centered around fellowship and Christ. Our home has everything that we could ever possibly need. We moved in on Monday at 4 and by 6, it truly felt like our home. It is just so right, so perfect, such a blessing. I am so excited to see how God will use this home that He has given us to bless our neighbors, our security guards, university students, the homeless, the people of Mexico City.
~We cannot change on our own~ *Lecrae*
I want to fully depend on Christ in all areas of my life. For so much of my life I have relied on myself to “become a better person”. Over this past life-changing year, I have truly learned that I cannot change on my own. We all need help. We all need Christ. What does it mean to be fully dependent on Christ? I mean, FULLY DEPENDENT ON CHRIST IN ALL AREAS OF MY LIFE??? What does that even look like? Our world is so backwards that we cannot even fathom what it would truly look like to follow Christ in all that we do: Wake up and fall to my knees thanking God for my life, worshipping our Savior, falling even more in love with my Father, learning to love and serve Him in all that I do: every second of every minute of every hour of every day of my life: ALL FOR HIM.
What would that look like?
How would our world be different?
How would our lives be different?
What if we followed Jesus?
What if we truly believed?
What if we completely humbled ourselves before the Creator of the Universe?
We always ask “WHAT IF?”
What if we stopped asking “what if?” and just did it?
WHAT IF…
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