Last night as I was eagerly looking forward to today, hoping that I would hear news on getting my VISA, I was flipping through the channels on TV and came across the movie Groundhogs Day. It's an older film with Bill Murray who wakes up every morning with it still being Groundhogs Day - no matter what he does, he still wakes up to it being Groundhog's Day.
As I was lying in bed last night thinking and asking God to give me the patience to wait on His timing, I began to think about that movie and how my current situation is somewhat like that. Rather than waking up and be faced with the challenge of the same day, I wake up every morning hoping that it will be the day that I will get my VISA and go back to Northern Ireland. The more that I am away, the more that my heart aches to go back. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the extra opportunity to spend time with family and friends here in the states, but you always get to that point in your vacation where you just want to get back to normal and back into the regular flow of life. I must say, I am eagerly looking forward to jumping back into ministry in Northern Ireland...I definitely miss it and miss all the guys that I am working with and I CANNOT WAIT to get my VISA and head back over there :-)!
So as I continue to wait for my VISA to come, I continue to seek the Lord and ask Him for patience and understanding. The reality and truth is that "The earth is the Lord's and EVERYTHING in it..." and I need to trust in my Sovereign God who will, in His timing, allow me to go back and continue the ministry that He has blessed me with in Kilkeel. But until then, I need to trust in Him and be content where He has me right now....and that is chillin in Brookfield, Illinois. So please be praying that my VISA will come and that I will have the patience and understanding to be content in my Sovereign God.
Yearning for Christ,
Jason
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