A psychopathic killer turned prison pastor. A woman with leprosy, rejected and stigmatised, elevated to the status of village health worker.
God can make a holy experiment out of the most broken lives.
Tearfund partners and the people they work with testify to the fact that God subverts expectations and uses the least-likely candidates for great good.
His use of the word ‘experiment’ is not the same as our understanding of it.
The prospect of becoming an ‘experiment’ might not be that attractive for you. Well, yes, if you’re trusting in your best mate – who’s lovely, but prone to the occasional mistake. But trusting in the God of the Universe, is different.
As a Christian, if we’re to take a risk, we’re in the safest hands known to humankind. There’s no guarantee it’ll be easy, pleasurable or even fun; there’s no guarantee it won’t be.
Tearfund partners have laughed and wept with people. They’ve survived tsunamis and earthquakes and started to rebuild. They’ve dodged bullets and negotiated peace deals. They’ve been nominated for peace awards and roamed their lands to speak to the remotest communities.
We may need a boulder of trust to catapult us into the unknown, but what depths of experience would we miss out on if we watched from the sidelines?
So, it’s okay to feel like your life’s journey is more of a ‘holy-ish experiment’ – mystery and excitement mixed with unanswered questions and trepidation.
Part of experimenting is living with the mystery. A little doubt and apprehension can inspire us to hunt for truth and God himself.
So enter the uncharted territory of God’s plan for your life by giving him the right to yourself.
Our dream and vision for life is not a patch on his.