Lessons learned in India

It's now time to share the things I learned in India. God seems to teach thing to me whenever I go on these short terms mission trip.

The first lesson I learned was that God's plan are better, well thought out, and more effective than ours. I know we make plans and think things through but God is also planning things out and working things out in such a better way. If school hadn't been canceled there is no way all those children would have gotten vaccanated. Sure it was a little harder on us being with the kids all day long, but those kids were just thrilled to be with us. I think both the children and us were bless more than we could imagine becuase of them being off school.

The second lesson was the hardest to learn. I even struggled with admitting that I need to learn this lesson. I also missed part of the lesson for the first week, but after much pondering and thinking I finally learned all the lesson. I watched these children. That's something I do is watch people. I noticed two things about these children. Number one: they have nothing. They have no parents, they barely have anything. All the things they own fit into a backpack. They have just their basic needs taken care of and not an ounce more. Number two: they are happy. Their faith is enough for them. Their faith is what makes them happy. They enjoy life because they have Jesus. I have the same faith as these children. I believe in the same Jesus as they do. I also have more than they do. I have both my parents and they are still together. I have more then I need. I have things that I want. I have enough stuff to fill two rooms, just ask my parents. My stuff is in box taking up two rooms in their house. I also have gotten to do some amazing things with my life and seen some amazing things. Sometimes, my faith isn't enough. Sometimes my faith doesn't make me happy. Sometimes I want more.

I began thinking about what was wrong. I went down a lot of aveunes. I entrained the thought that God treated us differently. God was better to the children, but if I have more than them how can He better to them. I even thought about well, I don't need God like those children do, so maybe that's the problem. Suddenly, the light came on. These children have a relationship with God. They treat Him like he is their father. They look to Him as father. I have to now admit, that I was problem. My faith hasn't be always been a relationship. It has been lately and lately my faith has been enough. In order for my faith to be enough, it needs to be a relationship.

That's it. That's what I need to learn in India. It may not be deep or insightful but sometimes we need to be taught things that aren't deep or insightful.


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