Satisfaction Is The Opposite Of Reaction

Since I spent most of the past week resting at home because
of my boil, I had a lot of time to think and process. I was trying to, once
again, try and think of something to write about and I hadn’t come up with much
until the title of this blog popped into my head (It’s a GOD provided
statement, I’m sure).

We have a month left here in India. 2/3 of our trip is over.
A month still sounds like quite a chunk of time until the weeks are broken down
– 2 weeks in Ongole, 1 week working in a village near Ongole and then our last
debrief.

I’ve been thinking about all the things that GOD has done in
the past 2 months and it’s still hard to wrap my mind around. India has been
full of new experiences for me, both sought after and those wished to have been
avoided.

I’ve given about 7 sermons, prayed over literally hundreds
of people, participated in casting out demons, witnessed healings, lived in
community…the list could go on and on.

But the most exciting thing that GOD has done in my life in
India are those I’m not sure of. The flashes of imagery, the cracks of
opportunity, the mysteries to be revealed.

If I were satisfied with my trip to India, I would cut off
the opportunity for it to continue to help me grow and to learn from it. If I’m
satisfied with what GOD has done, I’ll have no desire for HIM to do more. I
don’t allow myself to grow, to give HIM praise, to become more like HE wants me
to be. If I am satisfied with my life, I won’t want to do anything anymore.

I never want to become unresponsive. Orphans need care, the
hungry need food, the homeless need shelter, the brokenhearted need comfort,
the exploited need purpose, the downtrodden need hope…people need love. If I
want to be continually used by GOD, I will never be complacent. That’s what
satisfaction is – being fine with where you are and never wanting to move on,
right?