Is sitting in the dirt enough?

Can I see my dreams fulfilled by just sitting in the dirt and loving the one in front of me?

This is the question I have been pondering with Jesus. I feel like He has asked me if I would sit in the dirt at Nankenya for the rest of my life and be content with that.

I said yes, but then I got thinking. I got thinking about the big God dreams I have, and whether I could achieve them by sitting in the dirt in Nankenya.

WRONG THINKING!

It’s not my job to achieve my dreams. It’s simply my job to love God and follow where He leads. To emulate my big Brother Jesus in doing only what I see the Father doing. To trust that He knows what He is doing, and is far better at His job than I am at mine!

So, back to the question, am I content to sit in the dirt at Nankenya for the rest of my life?

Absolutely, if that is what God has planned as my part to play in the big dreams He has given me, then so be it.

I don’t get how sitting in a small farm compound in Southern Province, Zambia, sees this nation turned upside down and right side up for the Gospel. For that matter, I don’t know how doing it will change the continent of Africa into a nation of nations, or bring reconciliation between Ishmael and Isaac, bringing peace in the Middle East.

These are the dreams I believe God has given me. They are big I know, but not nearly as big as the God I serve.

So, how do I see these dreams fulfilled?

By sitting in the dirt at Nankenya and loving the one in front of me for as long as God asks it of me.

By trusting that, if this is my part, then I was created to do just this in the dreams He has given me, regardless of whether it makes sense to me or not.

So I will give up the right to understand and walk in His abundant peace. I will sit in the dirt in Nankenya loving the one in front of me. And I will do this with joy until He tells me otherwise or takes me home.

Be blessed.