It’s 5:09 am and the sun is shining through my tent. I wake up on the ground and remember I’m sleeping in a tent. I attempt to sit up but am reminded of the soreness throughout my body from the labor the previous day, and fall back down. I hear the dogs barking, the roosters from houses down the mountain, clatter in the kitchen of food being prepped for the day and most importantly I hear The Father speak so softly “I am with you. Always.” I close my eyes, breathe, and continue on with my day. 

You see, every single moment has to be for Him and Him alone. I cannot do anything on my own-it is only by His strength. The beauty that surrounds me, the simplicity of life, the hardships that may come...He is in it all. Entirely. 

Now as I write this, I am sitting in a hotel for my Sabbath, studying The Word with a dear friend and listening to Maverick City. The song “A Million Little Miracles” comes on, and Jesus speaks so clearly to me. I look around and see all the things that I have learned to live without for almost 2 months. I see a bed instead of a sleeping pad, I see a roof and walls instead of my tent, I see a shower that has hot water, I see a toilet that flushes, I see lights that flick on with a touch, I handed my laundry to get done in a machine instead of hand washing and hanging them up to dry on a clothes line and I can feel the air conditioning flowing through the room. I look all around and see all these things I’ve learned to live without, but the one thing that hasn’t changed regardless of where I lay my head down at night, is Jesus. He is with me, always. 

The song continues to play as I hear His voice and the lyrics play out “I've got miracles on miracles, A million little miracles, Miracles on miracles, Count your miracles

One, two, three, four, I can't even count 'em all” Yes Father, I can’t even count them all. The things we take for granted in our everyday life, the moments we have with loved ones, the simple life I am living on a mountain, this mission trip. They are all miracles. A million little miracles. I can’t even count them all. Thank you Jesus for Your endless miracles.