Hello, loves. I leave in 3 days.
GAAAAAAH!
Here be my "success" in packing:
Still not sure if I'll take those bowls. Have yet to pack shaver, contact lens solution, journal, and Bible. Among the books I intend on reading are...
Apologetics for a New Generation by Sean McDowell (thank you, Thom)
Hearing God by Dallas Willard
Always Enough by Heidi and Rolland Baker (rereading; hope to see what I think of it now)
Shaping History through Prayer and Fasting by Derek Prince (have read bits and pieces, but would like to understand the book as a whole)
.... plus others that I will update you as to my reading or not when/if I read them! I raided my mother's old Navigators collection for some books; hopefully I'll be able to read them, too :) And obviously, I have a German-English dictionary (been working on my accent; seems to be working okay...)
As the title suggests, I will actually be keeping two blogs now (as in more than one!), one more personal (this one) and one run by DAAD (the program I'm with). The latter should be more "do" based and the former should be more "think" based. We'll see how it turns out. If you want to check out the other one, it's not online yet, though it should be available through this site: http://www.daad.de/blog/
The one heart I'm referring to is the heart of God. He kept hinting to me throughout this week that I just needed to get alone with Him. It's interesting how easily I can still get caught in routines, methods when I'm so used to working to deadlines.
Essentially, He drew me to the fact that He is a God of Justice. Throughout Scripture, from Jeremiah the prophet to the Law of Moses to the Psalms of David to the Gospels and even Revelation, we see God's heart for the poorest. Whether widow, orphan, foreigner, or crippled, we see that God's eye is upon them, and that it is an injustice to them to forget them, to not serve them, to take advantage of them. These are the most precious.
And I ask, "God, why are you telling this to me now? Don't you know that I'm going to be the foreigner here in a bit? What on earth do you want me to do in Germany that has any relation to this?"
I don't know the answer yet, but I know He does. It's just awesome to at least know His heart again. A semester can take a toll on my spiritual intimacy with God, even if I do a ton "for Him." It doesn't matter what it is that I do, as long as it is done out of who I am. And I would hope that to be defined by His heart.
Love in Christ,
MJW
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