The Best Wanderlust Ever!

In the span of almost 10 years of being a Christian whose one of the disciplines is to inconsistently read the Bible (being honest here), I have gone through the book of Acts a lot of times since I pass through it at least once a year. The New Testament for me is like a balikbayan package, full of good stuff. However Acts appealed to be the most boring for me, and therefore least favorite, because the story is like a repetition of people (almost entirely Paul) going to a place, preaching to the people, getting persecuted, being saved from murder plots, then moving on to the next city or province. It wasn't like the other books in the New Testament where you see Jesus taught or performed miracles a lot (as in the Gospels) or where you see practical tips as you walk your Christian life (as in the letters/epistles). 

This year however seems to have a different turn. As I read on Acts, I'm really hooked with where the disciples are going, why they are going there, who they are meetin along the way, and how they respond during transistions and their  actual stay. I get so excited to read an when I see an ancient place where the disciples have gone, I would open the maps and trace where these cities are !

I also got hooked with the turn of events as if I've never read them before. 

I was recently reading Acts 22-24 about Paul getting back to Jerusalem from hist missionary journey inspite of the threats to his life and I could see a movie playing in my head while reading about the mob, the trials, the plot of murder, his public speaking as he explains very well the Way, and how he responded to all of this hardships. It was all exciting that I would want to move and read the next chapter! But I wouldn't want to deprive tomorlro of it's exciting chapter.

I was just amazed that my current season changes a lot of things. Good changes. I believe that it's because of the missionary side of me growing more that makes me more susceptible to the ministry of the Holy Spirit through the book of Acts. And Paul, you're the best WANDERLUST ever!