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One Found Worthy 

If there is one thing that defines this year for me it is worthiness. If there is one thing this year that the Lord has constantly revealed to me it is His worthiness. How worthy He is of everything. Of my comfort, of my dreams, of my heart, of my goals, of my desires, of my passions, of everything. 

When I gave my life to Jesus I thought I just had to surrender my beliefs, not necessarily my life. But I quickly learned as I read scripture that I had to give up a lot... literally everything. Which was hard at times and confusing. But. The more I sought Him, the more I loved Him and the more I loved Him, the more I was willing to give up anything for Him. It became joy. It became my favorite thing. To give up anything for my Beloved. The Lord brought me to a place of total abandonment and it was because I encountered His love and encountered His worthiness. When you truly understand the sacrifice done for you on Calvary, it is hard not to waste it all on Him. It is hard not to give Him everything because you truly see how much He loves you. A sinless man, perfect in every way took on your sin, your rebellion, your problems, your pain, your suffering... so that you can have freedom, so that you can have joy, so that you can have an eternal relationship with your Father forever... the Gospel doesn't make sense! It is so mind blowing... which is what makes Him worthy of worship. Which is what makes Him worthy of our time, our affection, and our lives. 

The Lord brought me to a place of unending joy. Inexpressible joy. It is so fun to labor with Him on this earth to see those who don't know Him, know Him. So many times throughout my first couple years of following Jesus I was told how hard and terrible it is going to be, which yeah, life has it's moments. But I truly believe that we don't talk about the eternal and extreme joy it is to follow Jesus enough. How adventurous and fun it is to move in step with Abba. When the Lord put it on my heart to take a team to Haiti I was like "ok, yes." And I meant it. And I still do. I have gone through a strange season of not being attached to a specific church really... my community and group of friends are really just the Church, the Body. Not necessarily all going to one church (building). The Lord so strongly put it on my heart to not wait around for things to happen. To not wait around for missions to pop up and present themselves. To not wait around for a church to go back to Haiti so I can go back to a country that stole my heart. So I decided I was just gonna do it. I was gonna Nike this thing and get it done. I have the Spirit of God inside of me, I have the Word of God in front of me, and I have awesome brothers and sisters to the side. What was keeping me from going? Myself. Fear. Fear of Man, because I didn't have an organization or church backing. Finances. Timing. Etc.

So me and 9 other crazy followers of Jesus stepped out in faith. And the Lord has provided for every single step. From extra expenses popping up, health care problems, shots, medicine, shopping, etc. All the things that the enemy tried to throw us off with - we conquered through Him. We are going. Tomorrow. 

If there is one thing you can take away from this I pray that it is how worthy Jesus is of everything. Your comfort, your time, your heart, your dreams, your desires, your passions. He is worthy. He is the One found worthy. Do crazy things for Him! Step out in faith! God loves to see you walk in faith. He will always bless faith. May we be a generation of radical followers of Jesus, full of joy unending, who live and walk by faith and not by sight. 

Thank you for praying for us, supporting us, and exalting His name with us. May the Lamb receive the just reward of His suffering. In Jesus name, Amen.

-Lindsay Kulick