Forever God is faithful.
A rooftop view of Sarajevo- my beautiful city
If I am learning anything here, I am learning more and more that God is faithful. I attended a wedding this past weekend and they had a time of worship before the ceremony where they sang this familiar American worship song “Forever” in Bosnian. It was pretty powerful. I continue to have that verse running around in my head…as I walk around this beautiful city, as I attempt to communicate with my pitiful Bosnian (but slowly see improvement), as I have coffee with my new and old Bosnian friends, as I spend time with my staff team, as I sit down and have time with the Lord, as I check my email or facebook and see all the encouraging words from all of you…. Zauvijek Bog je Vjera. Zauvijek Bog je Vjera. God’s faithfulness is so striking and I see it around me constantly. I think it is also the incredible faithfulness of His people in Bosnia that makes it so much more evident as well. So many challenges, but so much faithfulness. Slava ti Gospode!
Vilsonovo Setaliste-- a walking path along the river Miljacka
The truth is that it doesn’t matter where you are in the world… God’s faithfulness is all around… but blame it on my humanity or lack of faith or whatever, but my eyes are opened wider here. May we have the eyes to see God at work and allow ourselves to be truly amazed by His faithfulness. His kindness and grace are actually quite astonishing, if we give ourselves the space to think about it.
Hi Jessica,
Thank you so much for all of your wonderful blog postings. You are a great writer, and a great witness. Bless you for sharing from your heart, for being real, for putting yourself in God’s hands to help accomplish his incredible plan on this earth. My prayers are with you, and my faith is strengthened as I see God’s work in your life. You are right…God’s faithfulness is all around us. It is truly amazing how WE are blessed when we surrender to God and give up ourselves to serve others. You are a treasure, Jessica, and I am confident that you and your team will be a tremendous witness in Bosnia.
In our precious Jesus,
Monica
It seems to me that God’s faithfulness is so evident to you in Bosnia because you have layed down your strengths, your power, and your safety in order to follow his lead. Here, we have so many other things to put our faith in – money, work, friends, The Office, etc. It’s hard not to put our faith in those things. That’s why it is so vital for us to stop and listen for His still, small voice. He wants to lead us into places where He can be our strength. Good job listening Jessica. I’m proud of you, and so is He.
Luke
J Laz! I am loving hearing about your reactions and daily experience of Bosnia! What a gift you are! May you continue to bathe in that lavish grace that is all yours for the receiving! You are a solid reminder of it for me. Sounds like you’re living in your niche. Go get ‘em!