I am eagerly awaiting Christmas and eagerly awaiting my trip to Uganda. Drew sent an email out to our group today and it said, "God is Love, & He is so faithful. He's absolutely who He says He is. Jesus is alive. The Spirit is moving. His Kingdom is coming. Pamoja Pamoja." I am eagerly awaiting His kingdom to come in my heart and change my life. I prayed for the trip this morning, and I prayed for the people we encounter, but also for my heart to be changed. I want the praises of God to be on my lips and I want my greedy eyes to be washed clean. I need a new and fresh taste of who the Lord is; I am so sick of the mediocrity in my life, and I am waiting for the spirit of God to stir my heart and affections for Jesus. Uganda is something I have prayed about for a long time.
I was reading in 1 Corinthians 1 about God being faithful and about the Church being unified. I think these verses apply to us about to embark on this journey to Africa:
"He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God, who has called you into fellowship with His son Jesus, is FAITHFUL. I appeal to you that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in one mind and thought."
This was on my heart today and my prayer for us. May the Lord unify us and continue to reveal to us how ALIVE and FAITHFUL He truly is.
