What is weighing on your shoulders and occupying your mind?
Work? Finances? School? Tuition? Stocks? Marital problems?
What is it? Seriously.
What is it that is pushing you? Or is it something you are carrying that motivates you and drives you? Or is it actually weighing you down?
Is it figuring out what to do with your life? Achieving your goals? Meeting quotas? Having enough money to put gas in your car? Deciding which girl to date or which college to go to?
Is it worth it? Is the time you spend thinking about those things really worth it to you?
A few days ago I was praying with a friend and she stopped in the middle of her prayer as if she was interrupted. I opened my eyes and looked around and could see she was trying to figure out what to say. It looked like she was listening to somebody tell her something. Finally she said, “I don’t know how to say this but I see a rod in the middle of your back. It’s helping you stand tall and stand firm to carry the weight.” The WEIGHT!!!! That’s it!!! WoW. Just a few days prior to that I was praying and realizing that we were going back to Haiti in a week with a big task and it was heavy.
Exactly 11 months ago I was walking through the streets of a small town in Haiti with my friend Melissa. We were talking about her previous living experience in Haiti and all the great people she met and she even gave me tips on how to structure my day so I could be as productive as possible throughout my time there. But one thing stood out more than anything. One thing that I will never forget. She said, ” I really believe God wants to use the nation of Haiti to reach the world. Just as God has chosen the people of Israel, I believe God wants to use this little tiny island to impact the whole world.”
Of course, at the time, I thought she was crazy. But after spending the next 5 months there, I have come to the same conclusion. God is doing something special in Haiti. After 200 years of voodoo and evil, this country is turning back to God. They are looking for answers. They don’t want to be deceived anymore and they want the real truth. They don’t want to live in fear anymore and they are tired of hiding. Haiti is a nation full of proud individuals who want to do something greater than their ancestors. They are becoming more educated, taking more initiative, and helping one another.
These people want our help and more importantly they want God’s help. Our goal is to reach the unreached people of Haiti with the Gospel. Not just in our town but all over Haiti. Every countryside, every town, every street, every person. The plan is to launch a church planting movement with 10-15 of our Haitian friends. Something that can be passed along orally, even to the most uneducated person. So every Haitian can impact the nation.
It is a God sized task and being the leader of our team, I am feeling the weight. The weight of a nation, the burden of a nation, where souls are going to hell daily. Souls, SOULS!! It’s about souls. That should be our burden. That should be the weight that we carry. Not all these other miscelleneous things that consume our concern, SOULS!!!! We know the truth and we need to care enough to share it. We need to shake the gates of hell!!! I am so excited to go back to continue this adventure and am glad to have God to keep me upright as we carry the weight of a nation upon our shoulders. This nation awaits…..
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