Exactly Where I Am Suppose To Be

"For you created my inmost being;

You knit me together in my mother's womb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

you works are wonderful, I know that full well."

Psalm 139:13-14

The fact that God already knew exactly what I would be doing this summer before I was even born leaves me in total amazement. He knew I would be in my new office at Grandfather Home for Children making fun of people with my coworkers for putting they worked the 32nd of May for 8 hours from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Yes someone put that on their time sheet. Oh Americans...) He knew I would be walking back to the Lunceford's from checking the mail and having to chase down Scout as he broke through the screen in the window and escaped. He knew I would spend every minute of VBS play with my adopted brother, Eli, having the time of my life. He even know I would be sitting here eating pizza, drinking tea, and listening to God of this City. The point is God placed me in Boone for a specific reason this summer, and he planned this before I was even chilling in Mama Betsy's with the wombmate.

I fought with God for a long time this past year to go back to Guatemala for the summer. I found the cheapest flights, I found a place to stay, and I even started budgeting myself in order to be able to go (I am an accountant I like to budget). I had everything planned out to go back, but God quickly shut the door in my face and said, "Nope not this summer bud; you will be working 40+ hours a week at a big boy job." I was a tad bit confused. Here I was trying to do foreign missions and take the Gospel to people who have never heard of the death and resurrection of Christ, but God was not letting me. All of my friends were going out this summer to different states, camps, countries, or where ever and I was stuck in Boone. Don't get me wrong, there is no place I would rather be (except Guatemala) than the High Country, but I was trying to get out and do some other type of missions.

As I dig into the Gospel, it is pushing me out to share Christ resurrection with those around me. Whether it is indirectly by making it possible for the kids at Grandfather Home for Children hear the gospel during their time on campus, directly with all the ladies that I work with in the accounting department, or directly with random people I pass by everyday. God has placed me in Boone this summer for the spreading of the Gospel to the lost that are here.

The relationship I have with my coworkers has been great. I love going to work everyday and talking and laughing with the accounting department (despite all the drama between them). God has uniquely designed me as an accountant and money person so that I would be able to use those gifts for his Glory and to share the Gospel with those I work with. He has given me a different gift and job than my twin, my brother, and all my friends. He purposely made me this way so that I may share his word with those around me in the accounting field. As I continue to build relationships with my coworkers the burden of sharing the Gospel with them grows heavier and heavier. The purpose behind me being at Grandfather Home is to share the gospel with those there and to bring Glory to God. They might not speak Spanish there, but the need for gospel is just as evident. 

No matter where you are, what you are doing, and who you are in contact with, our purpose for being there is to proclaim the Gospel. We are fearfully and wonderfully made, and God has placed us in a specific place for the same reason: that His name be glorified and the lost will recognize Christ invitation and turn to Him.

So even though it has been a rough summer at times, God has specifically placed me in Boone for the summer. The Gospel saves me daily, and it matures me, pushes me, and sanctifies me. It is the power and strength of God that I go out each day, and it is for the Gospel that I push through the depression and loneliness of life. I am exactly where I am suppose to be this summer, and may God be glorified every day for it.

"For I am not ashamed of the Gospel for it is

the power of salvation for everyone; 

first the Jews then the Gentiles." 

Romans 1:16