9/16/07
“…and he rode into the night”
“… and he rode into the night…” A dear friend of mine wrote this expression to me in an e-mail not long ago. After enjoying the creativity and the context he used with it; he really made me meditate about that ‘romantic’ line that usually ends an adventure leaving in the air the promise of another one. It’s almost a peaceful ‘to be continued…’ that we receive without the disappointment of a story that is broken just in the most interesting part. The expression it’s an end connected with a new beginning, which receives its romanticism as much as from the taste and testimony of the adventure that is just ending; as from the unknown destiny that lays ahead, full of hope and expectations.
Well, this somehow explains a little bit what I have been feeling these last weeks as I “rode” into the “night” of the uncertain, still tasting the testimony of ended trips; still encouraged by the new and old friends I share with in those adventures; still strengthen by the One who is the beginning and the end, the One who rides with me all the time. I came into the uncertain destiny of Ecuador enriched with the experiences of my trips to India and China.
I have to admit this is not really romantic for me, but there is a perspective I recognize and receive. It’s a process; a progress in the mission that God is calling His people to live. As the man who rode into the night is more confident each time he finishes an adventure because of the vivid experience and lessons he learned; he is also less afraid to engage in a new story even if he knows very little about what is ahead. This man matures and is able to adapt better each time he is in this gap where leaving and receiving is required. The key word here is trust; since this man is able to trust in the future because he trusted in the past.
In the same way I feel God is ‘expanding’ my ability to trust. The first time I went o a trip to India there were a team and a plan; a team of people I knew well who had the same plan I did; a plan that was establish and clear. The next time I went on a trip to China there was no team but a plan. I went alone to meet people in the field who provided a plan for me while I was there. Both experiences were great but very different; the second one required to trust more than the first one. Now I came on a trip where there is no team and no plan… just God. I’m grateful He allowed me the grace to obey, the lesson He is teaching me is invisible, deep, and powerful. I’m riding on His grace and purpose; He is the past, the present and the future; He is the Morning Star after the night; He is the ‘to be continued’; He is the beginning and the end. As His Word states; “everything is for good for those who are in Christ Jesus…”
“…and he rode into the night”
“… and he rode into the night…” A dear friend of mine wrote this expression to me in an e-mail not long ago. After enjoying the creativity and the context he used with it; he really made me meditate about that ‘romantic’ line that usually ends an adventure leaving in the air the promise of another one. It’s almost a peaceful ‘to be continued…’ that we receive without the disappointment of a story that is broken just in the most interesting part. The expression it’s an end connected with a new beginning, which receives its romanticism as much as from the taste and testimony of the adventure that is just ending; as from the unknown destiny that lays ahead, full of hope and expectations.
Well, this somehow explains a little bit what I have been feeling these last weeks as I “rode” into the “night” of the uncertain, still tasting the testimony of ended trips; still encouraged by the new and old friends I share with in those adventures; still strengthen by the One who is the beginning and the end, the One who rides with me all the time. I came into the uncertain destiny of Ecuador enriched with the experiences of my trips to India and China.
I have to admit this is not really romantic for me, but there is a perspective I recognize and receive. It’s a process; a progress in the mission that God is calling His people to live. As the man who rode into the night is more confident each time he finishes an adventure because of the vivid experience and lessons he learned; he is also less afraid to engage in a new story even if he knows very little about what is ahead. This man matures and is able to adapt better each time he is in this gap where leaving and receiving is required. The key word here is trust; since this man is able to trust in the future because he trusted in the past.
In the same way I feel God is ‘expanding’ my ability to trust. The first time I went o a trip to India there were a team and a plan; a team of people I knew well who had the same plan I did; a plan that was establish and clear. The next time I went on a trip to China there was no team but a plan. I went alone to meet people in the field who provided a plan for me while I was there. Both experiences were great but very different; the second one required to trust more than the first one. Now I came on a trip where there is no team and no plan… just God. I’m grateful He allowed me the grace to obey, the lesson He is teaching me is invisible, deep, and powerful. I’m riding on His grace and purpose; He is the past, the present and the future; He is the Morning Star after the night; He is the ‘to be continued’; He is the beginning and the end. As His Word states; “everything is for good for those who are in Christ Jesus…”
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