Robert & Amanda Kay Our journey to West Africa Life here is different, nobody is going to argue that, and that does not make it wrong. However, in the case of my unexpected wake-up call it is. You see, not many things really creep me out, but the other night I experienced something that now keeps me up many nights feeling twitchy. No, I didn’t hear something outside or see something that (at the time) woke me up. No, I felt it. I felt it running up my back at about 4AM. Let me set the scene for you. I was asleep, he was running up my back, it was four in the morning.
It's what you think it is
I have always told Amanda that the one thing that would probably make me scream like a little girl was the thought of a roach running across my foot or something similar. Needless to say, the Lord has a gentle way of getting us past the things we think we can’t deal with so that we may continually find Him faithful. And faithful He is, He gave me the insight to not squash but flick and then to jump out of bed searching in the dark for anything “darker” to not land on. After finally getting the lights on I found and dealt with at least 20 of the “little” guys, and no, I did not scream like a little girl, by the grace of God. I share this story with you, not to paint a negative picture of where we are (everyone knows that roaches are everywhere), but instead to point you back to the Lord. The Lord is faithful and it is easy to say that, but He is also faithful to get us past the things that we think might keep us from serving Him. Gently and faithfully He brings up obstacles in our lives and then by His grace gives us the ability and opportunity to get around them so that nothing stands between His will for us and our willingness to follow.
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass. Brethren, pray for us.” – 1 Thessalonians 5: 23-25
