Our God is a dynamic God.  King David says in the first psalm, “ [the blessed man] will be planted by the rivers of water.”  Last year’s trip to Africa was absolutely amazing.  Friends and family ask why I returned to Africa, and I tell them our God is a dynamic God.  He has a different message for me this time, and He began to whisper months before this trip.  The challenge and our goal for this year’s trip is to remove all expectations.  Now I have experience with mission; now I have experience with tasting the sweetness of the Lord in quiet time in Africa.  If I expected the same experience as last year’s trip, I would be placing limits and boundaries on our infinite God.  Initially, I prayed that my relationship with Him would go to the next level, but this too placed a limit on Him.  Now I pray that “He will make me walk on my high hills.” (Habakkuk 3:19).  I pray that I learn to approach any spiritual activity (retreat, Bible study, small group) with no expectations, because I know that this is when God will provide infinite blessing.  “Great is Your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:23)

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