Suriname and Guyana... Personal journey.
Suriname
Culture...
It was difficult to accept the culture. There was a lot of dancing, shouting, loud music, screaming and emotional expressions. I struggled not to judge somethings I did not understand. It was just different.
God challenged me to love those that differ from me. To love them even if we disagree sometimes. I found myself submitting my judgemental thoughts under God more and more.
Authority...
It was a battle, that is all I can say...
Submitting your thoughts and ideas under Authority is a humble act, that is for sure.
I disagreed with the way things are done on some occasions and I just could not act on it, because I had and have no right to. It was not my place to go against the authority that God had appointed over an area. All that was needed from my side was prayer.
This took a while for me to fully understand. Thank God for the teaching about authority that opened my eyes.
Guyana
A broken foundation
A strong foundation that took me more then 2years to build was destroyed in the last week. I was reminded of the passage where Jesus said, "l will destroy this temple that is made with hands and rebuild it in 3days."
Set patterns and structures I used to build a strong foundation on was ripped away.
Okay enough metaphors for now. Let my try to explain.
I had everything planned out: what I am going to do next year and how I would become successful. I had a structure in place to keep me connected to Jesus (a daily program). I tried my best to change and be the best person I can be. It was a human plan to try and be perfect and have everything under my control.
And then...
Boom!
Everything fell out of place. I did not trust God to change me or to be everything in my life. I did not trust God for my future. I wanted to be the one in control of my life.
Then God came and told me that I need to stop building a structure to keep everything intact. My foundation should only be in Him. I need to have faith in Him and not in human knowledge and wisdom.
Trust, trust and trust in the mighty God.
Seek the Kingdom first.
Well that is it for now. Thank you for the time you took to read my blog.
And I want to thank everyone for supporting me in prayer. May God bless you, like your prayers blessed me.
Amen. God is good!*