In fact, even when His plan seemed to be incomprehensible, He spoke with reassurance.
Not only did He tell Abraham from the beginning the troubles that his descendants would come to groan about years later, but He told His people that were exiled to Babylon that he would, after 70 years, bring them out of captivity.Through all of this He was reassuring them of a plan that was bigger than themselves. Our God is a loving Father that will never let us go. He had a plan for them. He has a plan for us. He has plans to prosper us, plans for our good, and plans of redemption.
More and more I am realizing His plan for me. Today as I finished praying I heard the word "advocate". Now let me explain a little more with what I was praying about.
I was praying about God's vision and calling for me and asking him to renew the passions He had given me. I prayed saying, " I don't care if they are new or old passions, just stir them up in me... Whether they are passions that I never knew I had or whether they have been there all along..." I stated what I knew: I have been called to make documentaries, I have been called to do work in Africa, I have a heart for child soldiers, and I want to do ministry while I work on documentaries.
Then I thought about what I would be doing there: working with rehabilitated children and soldiers, and raising awareness. I had to get to the heart of it though: what would be the end result? I want to end the wars and these atrocities. I want to rally support for these victims of war.
And there you have it... my passion.
And if that wasn't enough, I heard the word "advocate".
You know it's from God when you hear a term, know that it's for you but don't fully get the concept until you look it up and everything clicks.
I want to be one who speaks on behalf of those who can't for themselves, who don't have enough of a voice in this world, to publicly support their cause.
After all, that's what Jesus did for me, why not go to the point of risking my life for these kids when He called us to lay down our lives. It's not just about doing good for others, it's about love and sharing the love that He first showed us.
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." - 1 John 3:16-18
