Jesus, lover of my soul. set my feet upon the Rock, now i know.
um. my dts begins in 8 days and 20 hours.
that means i'll be in denver in 7 days and 12 hours.
i'm a little scared, but not much.
last night i went with my family to a worship service that a few churches got together to do. the words to one of the songs, "crucified, laid behind the stone. You lived to die, rejected and alone," made me think. Jesus came to this earth KNOWING what was coming. He knew He'd have to go through all that terrible pain and suffering. He knew that while He was dying He'd be abandoned by His closest friends. He knew that He would take the weight of the world and all of our sins upon His body and be forsaken by God. and still He managed to live each day with the knowledge that these things were coming. He didn't let that thought get in the way of His ministry. He didn't use it as an excuse to not use each day fully and show God's love and teach people how to follow God.
a lot of times i anticipate the future with fear. i think about situations i'm facing and wonder how i'll survive them. but that's no way to live. God's perfect love drives out all fear (1 john). God told us not to worry about tomorrow, because we don't even know what will happen today. i know hard times are ahead, times when i'll want to give up, times when i'll cry a lot, times when i'll be homesick and wish i could see the people i love & will miss, times when i won't want to be doing mission work in a country where there are huge bugs (maybe). but thinking about what's to come and worrying about it right now isn't going to help me live life or help people find hope in Christ.
i'm not very excited or scared about denver yet because i don't need to be. i honestly haven't thought about it much, and i'm glad that i haven't. i don't know what it will be like being there, but i know this is God's plan so it'll work out even if i don't have the best time. all i want is to fall more in love with my Savior and learn how to share His truth with others who desperately need hope. my prayer is for God to use me and teach me, and i know He will.
p.s. i love maria owen, joshua holmes, aaron rayburn, and stephanie dowdy. i'm so thankful that you guys came to visit & that i get to spend the rest of the weekend with you. (girl talk late last night/this morning was wonderful)
that means i'll be in denver in 7 days and 12 hours.
i'm a little scared, but not much.
last night i went with my family to a worship service that a few churches got together to do. the words to one of the songs, "crucified, laid behind the stone. You lived to die, rejected and alone," made me think. Jesus came to this earth KNOWING what was coming. He knew He'd have to go through all that terrible pain and suffering. He knew that while He was dying He'd be abandoned by His closest friends. He knew that He would take the weight of the world and all of our sins upon His body and be forsaken by God. and still He managed to live each day with the knowledge that these things were coming. He didn't let that thought get in the way of His ministry. He didn't use it as an excuse to not use each day fully and show God's love and teach people how to follow God.
a lot of times i anticipate the future with fear. i think about situations i'm facing and wonder how i'll survive them. but that's no way to live. God's perfect love drives out all fear (1 john). God told us not to worry about tomorrow, because we don't even know what will happen today. i know hard times are ahead, times when i'll want to give up, times when i'll cry a lot, times when i'll be homesick and wish i could see the people i love & will miss, times when i won't want to be doing mission work in a country where there are huge bugs (maybe). but thinking about what's to come and worrying about it right now isn't going to help me live life or help people find hope in Christ.
i'm not very excited or scared about denver yet because i don't need to be. i honestly haven't thought about it much, and i'm glad that i haven't. i don't know what it will be like being there, but i know this is God's plan so it'll work out even if i don't have the best time. all i want is to fall more in love with my Savior and learn how to share His truth with others who desperately need hope. my prayer is for God to use me and teach me, and i know He will.
p.s. i love maria owen, joshua holmes, aaron rayburn, and stephanie dowdy. i'm so thankful that you guys came to visit & that i get to spend the rest of the weekend with you. (girl talk late last night/this morning was wonderful)