the only love that satisfies me

I came into this trip with very few expectations and still, the Lord has been absolutely blowing them out of the water. I've learned over the years that He's quite good at that.

I made it to Brisbane last week on Tuesday our time (which is 14 hours ahead of American EST) and so much has happened since then, but I'll try to summarize as best as I can.

I have met so many wonderful people here - from students in my school to the staff leading us to a random local in a cafe on our YWAM base. Everyone has welcomed me warmly. They have made this place feel like home in just a week.

Me and my friend Kat from Switzerland!

We have had multiple opportunities to explore the city and WOW is it amazing. So many coffee shops (the coffee here is incredible, I'm being spoiled), a beautiful and vast botanic garden in the middle of the city, a man-made beach 5 minutes from the train station, and so much more I can't even think of.

This is Brisbane!

The Lord has been stirring up a lot in my heart through our talks, lectures, worship & intercession. He has convicted me to repent of a pride I didn't realize I was holding on to - pride in my "maturity" as a Christian (which is so so so dumb I can't even begin to describe how dumb it is).

The other day, we sang a song called Leave Me Astounded by The Planetshakers, and it broke me in a really good way. I was really struck by the line,

"You are the only love that satisfies me."

I realized as I was singing that, yeah, I've heard a billion times that God's love is the only love that satisfies me, but do I really believe that? Are there other things I am looking to satisfy me apart from His love? MORE than His love?

Absolutely.

Right after worship, the director of our base, Dave Neibling, gave a talk about meditating on scripture and taking time to digest the truths we may know in our heads down to our hearts. He explained the lengthy process of digesting food within our bodies, and how it can sometimes take more than 20 hours for the food we eat to actually be released as energy for us to use.

Digestion is a continual process for us and our human bodies - and this should be true for our spiritual walk as well. It is not instantaneous. It is not easy. It takes devotion, meditation, and time. It is something I have been too lazy to invest time in lately.

I know that He is challenging me to dwell in His love alone and to let go of what's keeping em from believing that His love is all I need to be satisfied. I know I need to meditate on this to truly believe it with my whole heart.

I am so grateful for the opportunity being given to me by God to digest the truths I think I know, to be challenged and encouraged in my own personal walk with Him, and in time, to grow in my love for and knowledge of who He is.

I thank the Lord for every one of you reading this and supporting me and making it possible for me to be here. I can't wait to experience more and share more with all of you!

-bw