Waking up in the middle of the night after a bad dream, God lead me to pray. In my time praying I just experienced God wanting to do something different in the team, hitch-hiking. Here is what happend that had a BIG impact on me:
As our time in Costa Rica came to an end, I felt God leading us as a team in n certain direction. I felt Him saying we should hitch-hike from Costa Rica to Guatemala and NOT to buy bus tickets (This was actually a blessing, because bus tickets would have been $130 per person). So the 10 of us divided into 3 teams, as God lead us, and I was in the team of 4. We were 3 girls and a guy.
Our first 3 days was so blessed and we travelled fast with trucks picking us up and taking us long distances. Sunday morning we made it to the border of the Nicaragua and Honduras border were we wern't hopeful of getting a ride. Eventually 20 minutes
later a truck stop next to us and said their going to Guatemala and we can get in. What a blessing, a ride all the way to Gutamela,only 120km away form our final destination. But God had something different plannes for the 4 of us...
That same evening the truck broke down in El Salvador, only an hour form the Guatemala border. So we had to sleep next to the highway in the truck, which was very comfortable. The next morning as we woke up 3 guys came out of the bush, saw we had camera and robbed us. They had knives and a mechety and asked for all our valuables, they even checked through some of our bags and helped themselves to our valuables. They helped themselves to my day bag (which had my laptop, flight tickets, I-pod, Bibles, phone, bank card, drivers licnence ect.) and also the others cameras, I-pods, money ect. So there we were, next to the highway not knowing what just happend and the only question in my mind, "Are you content?"
Earlier in our hitch-hike experience
God asked me that question, because in every town we came I would see stuff that I wanted but couldn't buy. It was nice clothes, hammacks, shoes postcards, magnets, take-away food (Like McDonald, Burger King) and more. I only wanted more and more and more especially because we didn't have money. Honestly I knew I wasn't content with what I had, God didn't satisfy me or even the things I had didn't satisfy me, I just wanted more...
So imagine after loosing a few things, when that question came up...Honestly at that point I could say I am content. God just came and filled me with who He is, His love, His joy, His grace, His complete character and I could say I am content. So my answer was: "Yes Lord, I'm content." With this 2 scriptures came alive for me, that Paul writes.
"Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have." Phil 4:11 and
" So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content." 1
Tim 6:8
Now I can say, I am content and if God wants me to have all that again, He will be the One to give it to me (becasue I know I can't afford it, John 10:10). So if God ask you that question today, what will your answer be? And what will the thing be that determines your answer?