Chapter Four
The final
week of the fall semester Mr. Boone informed me that there had been a
cancellation and that I was officially in the study tour group. I knew instantly that God had created that
opening for me. He truly had called me,
and I was going. I was so humbled, for
who was I that God should choose me. It
was as though I heard Him say to me, “I told you so!”
By the time
the money was due for the trip, somehow the funds were available. I do not understand how, for we did not
borrow, and nothing unexpected came in.
Not only did I have the money for the trip, but I was able to sign up
for three additional classes for the spring semester at Lee College. This was verification to me that God did want
me to continue to prepare myself intellectually for His service. I have learned that God is an amazing
accountant, and whatever He calls us to, He equips us for and provides the
means.
Several
friends and relatives were hesitant about me going to Israel because of the
strife and tension in that country.
However, I never had one ounce of fear in me over the trip. God gives peace when you walk in His
will. He gave me complete serenity about
this trip.
I began to
feel Jesus more real in my life. When I
would think about places that we might visit, I would sense emotions that
perhaps He felt...the tears He shed at the tomb of Lazarus, and on the Mount of Olives as He wept over
Jerusalem, and in the Garden of Gethsemane as He surrendered Himself completely
to His Father’s will. I became all the
more conscious of God’s call upon my life, and I wanted to be submissive to my
Father’s will also. I wanted to live a
holier life, become more disciplined, walk a deeper walk, and have the mind of
Christ.
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