So I watched a video of a woman speaking of the Gospel as she was dying of terminal cancer. She said plenty of people have asked her, "Why is God allowing this happen to you?" She tells people that's the wrong question. And then she said, "If one person meets Jesus because of my disease and my testimony, then I am honored to suffer in this way for His glory." I mean ........ come on. She's receiving a Kingdom unshakable.
During her talk, she also said she doesn't worry about what people think of her, because, "No matter how poorly you think of me, I know that I am worse." That's not a put-down of herself or calling herself worthless, that's an acknowledgment in humility that she is nothing without her Savior. So good.
She also made a striking quote about her sickness, that "God withholds in His wisdom what He could do in His power."
Read that again. Does she trust Jesus or what. But every time she spoke of her disease, she constantly said, "Bar a miracle, I will die in 6-8 weeks." I wonder if she's praying for one. I hope she is, because He can most definitely heal her. But her above quote, about wisdom in power, speaks to me.
So Maymester has been different so far. So many less people in Athens. I miss everyone who's gone. But I know this is where Jesus wants me, and better is one day in His courts than thousands elsewhere. So here I sit alone in Club Fitty ... content. Trying to trust as Rachel Barkley, the woman I mentioned above, does. Pray for me if you think of it, for whatever comes to mind. I'm pumped to see what adventures come in His name.
If one person meets Jesus because I stayed in Athens this summer, then I am honored to stay.
