Drawn to Service

During these troubling times I keep coming back to the idea of service. As though I am being drawn to it like a moth to a flame. There are so many difficult things happening in our life right now. Really hard things, some which I just don't want to go into here and others like my parents new home flooding and loosing nearly everything from a lifetime built together. It simply breaks my heart.

How can life be so unfair? Why do good people have to go through so many struggles? These questions run through my head so often on a daily basis? Why does God test us so much? 



As I scroll through social media and see images and videos like these it makes me feel like we are forsaken. Is that what God wants for us? As I sit here typing this in tears, I can emphatically say NO! NO! He does not! Our Lord Jesus Christ died for us and he would not want for us to feel lost, forgotten or alone! He is our anchor. So why do we not seek others out more? Why in times of need like this do we not bind ourselves to him and to each other? 

I am a firm believer in giving our FAITH FEET! For we can not truly live as Christ wants us to if we are not willing to live as he would! This means reaching out to one and other and DOING for each other when we and those around us are in times of need. It doesn't always need to be something tragic like a terrible flood of a lifetime or a terrible illness. We need to do more for each other all the time. In big and terrible times of need and in the smaller moments too. Moments when we see a mother with her hands full and struggling with a door, or when we see someone asking for help. We need to remember to treat each other as though we ARE the gift from GOD that we each ARE. 

This can mean many things, to many different people. But if God came as man (Jesus) to teach us how to treat one and other, which I truly believe that he did, then we must know that we are meant to live a life of service. 



The people, like those in these boats rescuing mothers, fathers, children and animals in need and doing what they can to help their neighbors are SO amazing. They are living their faith and to me that is so wonderful!

I certainly can be better at this. I know that I can do more and be better! Over the last week I have felt such a pull to go to eastern North Carolina to serve as I know Jesus would want me to. I want to go and pull up soaking wet carpeting and floor boards and help mothers go through all their lost precious mementos. I want to help the Churches that lost everything rebuild. I want to DO! I hate sitting here and doing nothing to help all these people rebuild their lives. 

If I could do anything, I would GO and do, but it isn't always that easy. I have a family and a job and responsibilities here at home, but missionary service is something that I feel my heart pulling me to do. As a Catholic, we do not require missionary service, but it is something that I feel my heart calling me to do, more and more.

As I go through difficulties I remind myself of the lyrics in this Matt Redman song, 10,000 Reasons. 

"The sun comes up

It's a new day dawning

It's time to sing Your song again

Whatever may pass

And whatever lies before me

Let me be singing 

When the evening comes.

...

You're rich in love

And You're slow to anger

Your name is great 

And Your heart is kind

For all Your goodness

I will keep on singing

Then thousand reason

For my heart to find."