Jesus' Purpose

The past 4 days that I have been here I have already grown more than I can say. Today has been the best day yet! We watched a video by Gary Haugen, the CEO of International Justice Mission. This organization works to help those trapped in sex slavery. His speech was grounded in faith and it was the most affirming thing I have heard yet. Throughout this experience I KNEW God was calling me to this and that I am helping people. I have felt peace being here, but I was also searching for the purpose that this experience would serve for God's Kingdom.

In Gary's speech he talked about 5 qualities that one must focus on in order to work for and attain peace. These 5 characteristics are:

1. Moral Clarity

2. Extravagant Compassion

3. Sacrificial Courage

4. Tenacious Hope

5. Refreshing Joy

This speech ROCKED me! Jesus spoke to me through this. All 5 of these characteristics are ones that Jesus stood for. By working with IC and trying my best to attain these characteristics, I will be directly showing people the type of love Christ meant for us to give. 

We were asked to answer a few questions about this speech

-What is the legacy our generation will leave behind?

-What 2 values do you wish to focus on this semester?

After hearing this speech I was so overwhelmed by God's joy and peace that the only way I could think to respond was through prayer. I want to share this prayer with all of you because I think that the level at which God is consuming my heart here can be an encouragement to those that have a call on their life, by God, but may be too scared to follow it. It was tough for me to be here, but I knew it was God's call for me and it is definitely paying off!

Here is my prayer

"God, you are so good! Give me the gentle, yet strong, courage that faith in YOU supplies. Make me bold enough to share your message and love through advocating peace. This war must end. LORD, give me and show me purpose. Gift me with extravagant compassion- let me sympathize and empathize selflessly and recklessly. God let our generation leave a legacy of hope, faith, peace, and love. YOUR spirit resides in this world LORD. Let this generation be ambassadors of this. Let us fight with tenacious hope for the souls of our brothers and sisters. 

"The Children of Adam are limbs of each other

Having been created of one essence.
When the calamity of time afflicts one limb
The other limbs cannot remain at rest.
If thou hast no sympathy for the troubles of others
Thou art unworthy to be called by the name of a man."
-Anthony Painter


LORD, help us to fight as one unit, one body, one church.
AMEN"