This weekend was so beautiful and so full of hope.
One lesson that I learned this past weekend was during the church service at Iglesia Para Dios during worship. It was a not a new experience, but it was unusual to sing so many songs in Spanish. I found myself praying and asking the Lord to use me however he wanted during worship. Singing songs in another language prompted me to focus on myself less, and other people around me more. I put my energy into opening my heart up for the Spirit to move within me and prompt me to go to people and pray for them. It was a humble and beautiful position that I found myself in, and honestly it was refreshing to not think about myself and what I might “get out of the time of worship.” I want to carry this humble and sacrificial mindset with me, even when worship sets are more comfortable to me. I want to consider other’s needs higher than my own.
Another moment that stands out to me was on the morning we were leaving, Pastor Efrian and Pastora Zenaida talked with us and gave us their testimonies. There was one part when Pastora Zeniada was speaking where she spoke on the long, hard road that a life of ministry really is and how faithful the Lord has been to show up for her throughout all the years. She focused on one part specifically where she talked about the conviction and belief that she would be a part of a great work in Morristown. She talked about how God told her that “you will be a light to the nations wherever you go,” and that “every good thing starts small,” and that “Morristown will be a light to the nations…” I was so encouraged and empowered to hear of her faithful perseverance in developing their church so that they truly will be a light that the world can look to that reflects the Lord. It inspired me to work harder in assisting them however I can, through prayer and trips and my work here in Nashville, so that they can do this work.