The day I died

Morbid title, I know. But it caught your attention, didn't it?This verse jumped out at me yesterday: Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For YOU DIED, and your life is HIDDEN WITH CHRIST in God (Colossians 3:2,3). I died? It's not really something that you hear on Sunday mornings too often. It struck me because God has been teaching me so much about surrender, and repentance, and other stuff that is really not very fun. But dying? Do I really have to go that far? Isn't that a bit extreme? But if I am completely surrendered to my Jesus, if I let go of my selfish desires, then I have died to self. This is my new passion...for my life to be so hidden in Christ, that people no longer see Sarah, but they see only Jesus. When I go to Peru, are people going to see a selfish, spoiled white girl, or will they see Jesus?

This is a picture of the Mark Center, where my days are numbered. It has been a wonderful home for 2 months, and I will remember it as a place where I had fun, made friends, learned tons, and met God. On Saturday night we have a comissioning service, and then we leave at 1 a.m. on Sunday morning to drive to Seattle and catch a 6 a.m. flight. Lovely. And then, I will be back in my sweet Peru. It's hard to believe that I'm really going back for a 3rd time, and will be there in less than a week. I can hardly wait!!!!!!!!

I hope you are all well, wherever you might be reading this. Your prayers, friendship, and encouragement mean so much to me. My challenge for you today is have you died? Is your life hidden in the shadow of Jesus?