We find ourselves this morning on our last day in Nicaragua, before we travel home tomorrow... And we are on the Pacific Ocean, and indeed in comparison with what we've seen this week, it is a peaceful paradise. We are only here a short while, as we work to debrief our experiences this trip... What God has taught us, what we have experienced, and how it can affect our lives as we head home.
This morning, I've spent time reflecting on Psalm 23 - a mentor once told me, based on the Psalm, that God's restorative colors are green & blue... He has designed creation with many purposes, one of them being rest for his sons a daughters... He makes us lie down in green pastures, and leads us beside the blue waters... That is how he restores our soul... We cannot restore it ourselves.
In the Psalm, it talks of walking through a place of darkness and death, and needing our Father to restore us... Indeed, that is what our team needs... We have literally walked through some of the darkest places on earth this week... But even more, we have been battling in the spiritual world, and been able to sense the spiritual darkness all around us. Yet, as the Psalmist declares, even in the midst of such physical and spiritual darkness, God's presence is with us, his goodness and love surround us, and we walk as his anointed ones!
Today, please pray that God will restore us, but also that we will continue to process what is on our hearts. My experience has taught me that these times of debrief are the most important part of the trip for our team, because we must allow the experiences and lessons to change us... If we do, we all step a bit further into maturity and godliness... Please pray for that in each of the people on our team. I know that for me, God has taught me to take on a more peaceful posture, and increase the time I connect with his Spirit through prayer.
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