Im coming home, to Lodi. Little, lovable Lodi. It doesn't make sense, I don't know why, I just am. But its not that simple. I'm not the kind of person who gets homesick, and I'm not the kind of person who flippantly decides to waste half my tuition. It isn't as if I got bored with Jerusalem, the center of the world to some people, and decided that Lodi would be a much more exciting place to be. It's all Gods doing. It's hard to explain and some of you might not believe me or understand, I don't care. Basically I believe God told me to go home early, so I go. I guess it's pretty easy to explain, but to act on it is something else. I feel like God has given me enough confirmation to put the "ball in my court." Now the decision isn't, is this from God? it's, am I going to be obedient. Please, tell me, write to me, explain to me why this is ridiculous and a waste of time and money. Expound on how God doesn't interrupt a semester of bible college in Jerusalem because He is a God of order. Tell me about how God is logical and reasonable. Explain to me how when God told Abraham to offer his son as a burnt offering, it made total sense to Abraham(Gen 22). And not to mention that God told Abraham to break the law HE gave to Noah (Gen 9)...
....If I completely understood God I would be God. So. All this to say... I'm flying out friday morning and I'll be back friday night. I would love to talk to you about my experience in Israel so call me. I believe it's better to step out in faith, and make a mistake, than to stay in our comfortable little basket and wait for heaven. I'm really excited to come home, because I have no idea what I'm going to be doing. But I know God is good, His way is better than mans way. We can say that all we want, but just wait till one day you'll have to back up your words with your actions. Faith is a cute idea and it looks nice on our wall, but when we actually are presented with the opportunity to use it, what do we do? I'm going home.
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