This post was Written by Amy Block . The Block and the Ucherek families are our friends serving as missionaries in San Lucas Guatemala.
I am a list maker. I learned that from my mama.
To me, being able to cross things off my ‘to do’ list, to grab my pen and scratch through a job as ‘finished’ signifies accomplishment.
Yet, ever since moving to Guatemala I have noticed that the Lord has been teaching me a different way. Since living here I rarely have the opportunity to cross things off. Actually, rarely do I even have time to make a list. And while I fully admit that can sometimes be overwhelming, what I have learned is that I need to allow the Lord the freedom to direct how I spend my days.
The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way? Proverbs 20:24
And so each morning, without fail, I get on my knees and ask God to show me what He has for me to that day... and that list in my head changes drastically.
A few days back God brought this precious family into our lives and they helped me see my to do list in a new light.
Aura Marina and her seven children live in a little village called Chi Tuk not far from Village of Hope. The main thing on Aura Marina's 'to do' list every day- is to simply survive.
As we visited with Aura Marina and her children, asked about their needs, prayed for them and got to know them better -for whatever reason the Lord brought my ‘list’ to mind. He reminded me that the bathrooms I complained about cleaning were a blessing…
That the dinner ideas I had so often whined about trying to come up with were a blessing…
And that the leaky roof we had been experiencing really wasn’t that big of a deal after all…
And what I couldn’t help but wonder was how many times in the past I had allowed satan to distract me, to fill my head and my heart with my own shallow complaints, my own selfish wants, and my own agenda- that in the long run really don’t even matter. How much time had I wasted focusing on my own little world… when the world around me was crying out for Him?
So today I challenge you to ask God to arrange your 'to do' list for the day. I challenge you to not get so caught up in your own kingdom- that you forget about His.
If you would like to partner with us here at Village of Hope in helping families like Aura Marinas you can visit us at: Lifesong for Orphans- Guatemala.
