The days grow shorter

The days get shorter and shorter until the end of the semester, until my first mission trip to Eastern Europe, until I can see it. When I mean it I mean a whole other realm of the world, a whole different people, a different way of living. Also when I mean it I mean to be able to see God in our purpose this summer.

More than anything I want to know God, love God, and feel God. God is my ultimate desire, He is the one being that my trust is completely in, that I can't fully understand but want to so badly! I want to give thanks to Jesus more, daily grasp that He lives in my heart, contemplate His words daily, and have Him as my guide to figure out this life of mine. It's almost like hanging onto a cliff because you are to afraid to fall, and your so high up that the clouds cover the ground, and someone on the cliff tells you to loosen your grip. When you finally do, you are scared to death but at the same time you feel the exhilaration of the free fall. As you get closer to the ground you brace yourself for impact only to find yourself swooped up by an eagle, or something romantic like that. But that's how God's love is, it's romantic. The Bible is romantic, the playing out of His plan is romantic.

God desires that I follow Him closely, does He need me too? No, He's God, He really needs nothing, but He wants me, He desires me to love Him just as He loves me. How incredible! The God of the entire anything you can think of that has been discovered or undiscovered desires a speck on the earth like me. He calls me, He counsels me, He gave up His life with pain for me.

The days grow shorter, until the end of this semester, until my first real mission trip, until my first overseas experience, even until the day the Lord appears on the earth again, and I want to bring many with me.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil.

God is with us, He is in us, and we shall fear no evil, we should fear nothing, the light of the world is in us!

All to God

They are the reason....

Today I had an encounter, one that I knew would happen just never really thought I would see it so soon. I guess I'm a bit ignorant sometimes. But anyways here goes; Someone blatantly opposed my work that I am going to do overseas. However, I am somewhat grateful this happened. It opened my eyes to how quickly this can happen and with people you don't expect. I love this person, I do, and I am glad they showed me this, I count it as the smallest precursor to the opposition I will encounter later in life.

I prayed for this person, I say that not to seem noble or holy, but to say that these people need prayer, it is the only thing that will touch them. I can't help but wonder what could be accomplished if these strong willed people would only turn their gaze to Christ. We would see more love and commitment if they would only see. Pray for them.

All to God.

Every Altering Sacrifice Teaches Eternal Resurrection

This Easter there is a lot that has been going through my mind. Of course the theme of anything I think about is Christ's Resurrection. My preacher today in service explained something that I never really put much thought into. He said that when Christ was resurrected he went to the souls who went before him, so that they might hear the good news. He went to save the ones who were already dead, not only did he come to save the living but he came to save the ones who seemed to be unsaveable.

This is my Savior's power and I am nothing without it. Hearing that today made me want to go into the world and teach people even more! I want everyone to know the love that I feel and freely have everyday, I praise God that I can have it. My preacher emphasized going, baptizing, and teaching, and I felt like he was talking straight to me.

He is my strength, He is my love, He is my power, He is my will, my hope, and nothing will stand in the way of the purpose set before me.

All to God.