Window Washing Worship

Friends,

We found out a couple of weeks ago that the number of infants at the orphanage has significantly decreased (as in, over 1/2 have been adopted). This is good news for those children, but my spirit was a wee bit disapointed when the orphanage told us that now they would like us to wash windows.
A few days ago my Bible study had me look at a disappointment in my life and figure out how satan might want to use that to discourage me, but how God wants to use that to grow me. I desided to look at the lies satan might try to tell me about washing windows, and look what God showed me!

Satan: Washing windows is not really an important job.
God: It would really help the Skiles, and I do not see one job as more important than any other, I look at the heart.

Satan: You know that you don't really enjoy washing windows, you want to just be with the children.
God: I need you to serve in the way that I am leading you, not in the way that you want to be lead. Which do you really think will be better for you?

Satan: Washing windows is not your idea of a lot of fun.
God: Who said that I am sending you for fun? Not that you can't have fun, but I am sending you to be a servant and a blessing in whatever way that you can. Plus, with this wonderful team of girls you are worried about having fun??? (can't you just hear Him laughing at that one...if you know the three of us, you are in hysterics.)

Satan: God is trying to frustrate you and ruin your trip, you know that you have looked forward to this forever.
God: I only give you what is best, and I am the one who truly knows what is best. I am your father, and I never turn my back on My children who seek My face.

Satan: You know, you really don't have to do your best now, because this is not what you signed up for.
God: You told Me over and over that you would go anywhere and do anything. Window washing comes under the heading of everything. I want you to be the best window washer in all of Taiwan becuase you represent me, you are My servant. Are you ready to do anything?

Satan: O.K. look, washing windows is a really dirty job. Oh and by the way, do you know how big the bugs are in Taiwan? Don't you think that some of those are going to be in or on the windows?
God: I sent my only Son into the world and He washed the dirty smelly feet of His diciples. Oh and by the way, these diciples had been all over Israel, do you honestly think that they smelled like a rose of sharon? My Son washed feet, why can't you wash windows?

Wow, can you see what satan is trying to do? He is trying to ruin my witness and my service in Taiwan by this simple little dissapointment.
The good news is that God is still incredibly faithful and He has given me the example of Jesus washing feet to encourage me.

Satan, stop your discouraging and leave me.

I'm having window washing worship!

Are you worshiping too? Get a cup of tea and just worship for a while.

-6 days and counting! (is it fair to count by hours???)

~ Annah