This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
Hide it under a bush, NO! I'm gonna let it shine.
Won't let Satan blow it out, I'm gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
As you may or may not know, I came back to America a few weeks early to take care of some heath issues. It wasn't an easy decison to make, but God was in the center of it. I've spent the past week attempting to readjust to "American Life" and honestly, I'm not a fan.
Needless to say I miss Africa. I miss the big smiles all day long. I miss the warmth of the people. I miss getting over a dozen hugs within five minutes by six of the most amazing kids ever. I miss my nine mzungus that I had the honor of doing life with since January. I miss being surrounded by people constantly on fire for God.
Through my mini-adventure of flying home, somewhere in the 48-hours of travel, I met a woman. She was sitting beside me while we were waiting on a plane. She was being polite and asked how I was and I instantaniously siezed the moment and began talking about Africa. As I was talking she stopped looking at the magizine she was reading and sat there looking at me wide eyed. She said what I did was awesome, but that it was crazy.
Crazy. That is a word a lot of people have been describing me with and I word that has been coming out of my mouth a lot lately. I've just spent three and a half months in Africa.. Crazy. I saw God do radical things on a daily basis.. Crazy. God used me.. Crazy. I stepped out of my comfort zone.. crazy. I found my identity in Christ.. CRAZY AWESOME FREEDOM HAS AROSE.
Before we left for the airport, my leaders told me I wasn't the same person who came to Africa in January. Thank God for that! I have found my voice. I have found my boldness. I have found my passion. I have found who I am in Christ and who He wants me to be.
I will be back to Uganda. To my friends and family, after everything, that's a little, well… crazy. But it's what God has called me to do. I am going to teach primary school in Uganda. I would rather take a step in boldness, walking in the center of God's will for my life than sit in neutral because of fear, not moving.
God doesn't call us to be safe, He calls us to be obedient.
I am sprinting after the cross. There is NO time to stand still. It is all or nothing. This is a battle for people's eternity. This is loving my neighbor. This is being at the center of God's will. This is being a little crazy. This is being bold. This is me being who I have been created to be.
This is me not holding back.
This is me walking in freedom.
It is for freedom that I am set free.
Be free, even me.
