"Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that i keep missin'
Give me your love for humanity.
Give me your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see."
-Brandon Heath, "What if We"
I remember first hearing this song two years ago in my freshman dorm room, courtesy of my roommate Elaina. Before long, I was cranking up the volume and blasting the song on repeat out our third floor window--allowing the powerful words of the song to proclaim its truth to the entire IWU student body. The song became my "life song" (I know, cheesy) last summer--and it still stands strong, a year later, to the summer that is now in full swing.
Because I want to do something powerful for my Jesus.
I remember sitting in my living room, several years ago, watching a commercial about a little boy in Africa whose parents could not even afford a pair of shoes. The lady on the television screen announced that you could buy this little boy shoes, food for his entire family, and an education for "x" amount of dollars each month.
I called my mother, and between sobs I managed to squeak out the words, "I think God wants me to be a missionary, but I don't want to do that!"
Five years later, I want to do "that" more than anything else this world has to offer. But, I have seemed to miss out on a lot that God has placed in front of me.
You see, I seem to associate (don't ask me why, I have no idea) doing something important with GOING. I always want to go. Do. Feed hungry people. Plant churches. Travel the world. Sell all my possessions and take off to some far and distant land...
And someday, I wouldn't be surprised if I did. But. For right now I am HERE. Here in the Quad Cities, spending three more months living at home with my family. And this is what God wants. It is part of His plan for my life. My story starts HERE. My adventure has already begun.
H.E.R.E
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"Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missin'.."
You see, I no longer want to miss what God has planned for me here, in this season of my life.
Because here is just as important as anywhere else.
