This song has led to more problems than promises. This song was brought into my life in a season of harvest, at a time in my life when God was good and after a long season of laboring, I was finally seeing the fruit of that labor. One night, I posted some of the song lyrics (Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders, let me walk upon the waters wherever You would call me) to my twitter and that night I got a phone call from one of my best friends.
Logan: "Why did you post that song?"
Me: "I don't know, I had just been listening to it all day and it's kind of been a cry for me."
Logan: "It's been my prayer for a while."
MISTAKE NUMBER ONE. Do NOT ask God to lead you somewhere unless you are not willing to do so. He WILL in fact call you to somewhere, whether you're willing to go or not, the opportunity will arise and you will have the choice to take God's blessings or leave it. But I was naive and thought it was a good idea. As I continued to pray this song over my life, I felt moved to ask my four closest friends what they had planned for the summer. I asked them just as a telemarketer would try to sell you a household bluetooth device.
Me: "Are you guys tired of the ordinary lives we're all living? Do you ever feel dragged down by the mundane and just want do something new to do?"
Samantha: "Yes!"
Logan: "yea!"
Olivia: "Yessss"
Me: "Well I've really felt led to invite you all to a trip with me. I don't know where yet, but I want to extend this invitation, because I feel like God wants you guys with me, too. Whether it's all of you or just one, God's telling me to invite you all, too."
So for the next few days we asked around about some missions opportunities and prayed where God wants us to go individually. A week later, we gathered back up and discussed our options. On our list, we had Florida, Haiti, London, Peru, China and Jerusalem. When we all came together, Logan had came to the conclusion that Peru was where God wanted her. For me, I felt like God was calling me to go wherever my friends go. There was a strong pull on my heart to live life with them, that I needed to be willing to go where God was leading them and in turn leading me. Samantha was in between Peru and China, so we all agreed to pray daily at 3:00 pm and ask God about our plans and to take the leap of faith, wherever that may be. As for Olivia, Oceans had led her to an entirely different direction, but I'm sure she would be willing to share with whoever may ask her.
So as for my summer, Logan, Samantha and I will be spending six weeks in Peru working at an orphanage. We will be living life with the women in the community and loving on children while spreading God's word and love to others' lives. We will have much more later on updates, but as for now, please take this away: if you're going to pray for opportunity, also pray for preparation. As for me, I'm excited for what God has planned and I'm excited to include you all in that plan.
Please check out our Peru blog, where we will update about our journey getting there, being there and heading back: http://lasperu.wordpress.com
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