He talks to me...

This afternoon I sat on some rocks that jutted out into the Pacific Ocean. I thought that I had heard clearly from the Lord that I was supposed to go to Cambodia with YWAM, but then a few days ago I got confused. So I had decided that I would go sit on these rocks and wait until I heard a clear direction from the Lord. And I didn't have to sit there long before two things happened...
1) As I sat there looking out over the waves pounding the shore I suddenly realized that the other side of this very ocean, these very waves, is SE Asia! This very water also laps up on the beaches in Cambodia. I felt a pure sense of God saying "yes, that is where I want you to go!" And in some weird way, it made me feel like I was already there, because I could see the same thing that they could see. My God is that big. Amazing!!
2) The waves were getting bigger and bigger, but I didn't think they could hit me and I really didn't want to leave...I felt this pure peace and confirmation, I love the ocean and the water, and it always makes me feel close to the Father. Then, all of the sudden, a big wave washed up over the rocks! I jumped up, but not nearly in time to avoid getting quite wet! But instead of being annoyed I felt like it was the Lord's love, the love he has for me and also for his children in SE Asia and all over the world, coming right up out of the ocean and washing over me. I laughed---perhaps even giggled! In that moment I knew that Jesus truly has poured himself out for me, but also for the lost everywhere. And I knew that it was nothing special about me going or anything I have to offer, but it is only the love of Christ washed over and in me that I have to offer to anyone.
And so, I came home and emailed Battambang, Cambodia to tell them it's official, I'm coming. I can hardly wait. Thank you Lord for the way you care about each of us enough to speak so clearly and loudly and with such beauty. "Oh How He Loves!"