These past couple months as I have been moving God has really convicted me of having my focus on myself. This does not settle right with me, at all. In my heart I want nothing more then to help those who feel unloved, worthless and exploited above all else. Which leads me to this blog post. While I realize as I have moved and prior I was so concerned with what was going on in my life I have lost sight of the things God has called me to time and time again.
While children have been a major part of my life, my heart is so passionate about them. I take a firm stand against abuse, bullying and children hunger. With that being said, God called me to be majorly involved in something else; human trafficking. He put on my heart that there will come a time when I will go to India and serve in a ministry geared toward free sex slaves and ministering to them while they are in recovery. because of this over the years I have read countless book, seen countless movies, given time, and created awareness. While that's all important I know God is now releasing me to do more. I have no idea what this look like but I'll continue to pray, fast, and give.
My desire is for my focus to be on Him and not on me. The things that break His heart, I want to break my heart. I want to teach for him, live for him, and serve for Him. I will do whatever is called to love those who feel unloved and to help those who cannot help themselves. It's not about me at all, IT'S ALL ABOUT HIM. While I don't have a door open to serve in India right now I know I will, and I cannot hesitate to obey when that time comes. In the meantime I will serve in the community I'm placed in because while there are so many awful things going on around the world right here is Nashville people need just as much help and hope. I have never seen as much homelessness as I do here. Human Trafficking is now all over the U.S. and only increasing in numbers. I need to have a mind-set of right now and eyes like Jesus. He has places on my heart to be self-sacrificing for others sake, and I will do my best to obey that and take those blinders off of my eyes to the injustice that is right in front of me.
Facts about human trafficking: As shared in the book "Beyond the Soiled Curtain" by David and Beth Grant
(I encourage anyone to read this book)
-1 million children each year are exploited in the global commercial sex trade (that number is much too high!)
-50 percent of these victims are children (I weep thinking about this)
-2.3 million girls and women work as prostitutes and madams in India
-2,000 girls are rescued form sex-slavery each year in India (Praise God!! Hoping for an increase in that number in the coming years)
-$400 million in revenue is generated each year by Bombay's red-light district.
While these are just the statistics overseas there is plenty of this going on in the U.S. as well. Project Rescue works as a ministry to serve those overseas but there are many organizations here fighting against this as well.
www.abolishtrafficking.org
www.EndSlaveyTN.org
www.polarisproject.org
As I have been praying God led me to this humbling and convicting verse. IT'S NOT ABOUT ME!!
" Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too." - Philippians 2:3-4
Hope you all are having an amazing week!!
As always here is song for you!
Blessing Darlings!
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