I have been jamming out the past couple of days to an album I got from my home church almost two years ago (LifT, done by Highland Hills Baptist Church). Oh, it surprises me in retrospect where I have end up from those days, in the seed stage of my journey with the Lord. I have spent a lot of time reflecting back to my early days of being a Christian and discovering the truths and grace God gives all of us, in a gift. He plucked me from darkness, literally from death (in a way I don't share with most people), and called me His. It is more comfortable for me not to think about how dark it was and has been at points, but I do not have to fear that any longer, as God is always with me, and in my story I can connect with those past and present in that same darkness. It is in God's shining light that He is glorified.
You all, I have learned nothing more this summer than the truth of the gospel, of God's love for humanity- that He sent His son Jesus to die for us and our sins, and that He conquered death in this. But the way my heart has been rewired, the way my heart has been emboldened and empowered and recharged, energized and no longer stone? That transformation of the gospel in my life is beyond what I could have expected. And I feel different. I feel it in where my soul rests itself. I feel it in the day, in the temporariness of pain and plight.
I will probably have more reflective posts to come, but I am still really enjoying my time here! I just am also excited to share how God has transformed and used me this summer back home. I do not know how God will even use me at home, but it is going to be amazing, you'll see. :)
-Big Mac
