Connecting the Dots

It wasn't long after I decided to start living my life for the one that gave it to me that my heart was bonded with the hearts of the oppressed. I began to learn and realize that it's no coincidence that I live in a time where 2 million children are exploited for sex every year, or that 1 in 5 women are victim to rape in their lifetime. God knew. He knew that there would be more slaves in 2012 than ever in the course of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. He knew that all of these things would be taking place and so he created me in just the right moment so that I would be ready to fight for his kingdom. I can still remember the day that God told me where I should be dedicating my life. He spoke quit clearly and told me of the poor children and families that struggle and lay hopeless as they are held in bondage. 


Each moment thus far has been a directional line on the map that is my life. God has used creative circumstances and people to help me connect some of the dots but for the last several months I've been the one feeling lost and as if I'm wondering around in circles. I have a burning passion to go and do yet I don't know where to go and what exactly to do. I started thinking that maybe I wasn't meant to do such extravagant work for God. What a lie I was hearing. 


This week God has used a sermon series, a tweet, and a video caption to connect another dot on my map. He is slowly but surely connecting me to people and places that will eventually lead me to where I'm supposed to be. Today I watched a video my International Justice Mission that was very moving but what was even more powerful, to me, was the caption underneath the video. It said, 

"15 years ago, IJM began in response to one massive problem: poor children and 

families around the world desperately needed a defender. "

It's a response. That sentence could have very well said, "15 years ago, Jessica responded to one massive problem: poor children and families around the world desperately needed a defender."  Have you ever encountered something that you swear could have been written just for you? This is my heart. I have to figure out what my response will be and what my mission will be. If I want to do great things for God then I need to attempt great things for God and that is going to require a beautiful relationship with Him, vision, wise partners in my life, and a heart to continuously serve others. 

I'm ready. Let's go.