Sunday, February 28, 2010

What is my calling?

Okay - where to start. First of all, in the wake of this 2nd earthquake in 2010... I feel so helpless! Helpless that at times of pain and suffering in our world, there is nothing I can do. I feel like God is tugging on my heart and preparing me for SOMEthing, but I am confused as to what that "something" might be. I clearly cannot go to Haiti or Chile right now to help those inflicted by these terrible earthquakes. I have a 4 month old baby that I am nursing 100% of the time so I cannot leave her for even 1 day. That prevents me from physically going there... so what else can I do.
Sure, I can give money (and we have).
I can pray (and we do).
I can trust that with God's love ALL things are possible (and I truly do believe in Him).
But I just feel in my heart that God has a bigger plan for me and I just for the life of me cannot figure out what it is. I have prayed for him to reveal it to me... but I know that God's time is not always the same as "my" time.

I just feel SO helpless (from my very comfortable home where food and water are readily available) as I watch (on one of my multiple TVs) the absolute loss and suffering they are experiencing. It seems so cruel that we have so much and something so tragic can happen to people that have so little. I don't understand it.
I can only pray.
Pray for for healing for the traumatized, sheltor for the homeless and love for the orphaned.
Pray for water (to drink and bathe), food and medicine (for those who need it).
Pray for diapers and milk for the babies (can you imagine not being able to change your baby's diaper or feed her when she's hungry?) I think of this every time I hold Whitley.
Pray for those sweet, sweet children who lost one or both of their parents. They must be so scared! So sad! So lost. How their little lives have been forever changed.
I wish I could just... do... SOMEthing. Please God - reveal to me your plan.

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28