Today our speaker proposed to us that if we were to have a reunion 10 years from now what would we like to say that we have done? She asked us to take 5 minutes and write down what we want our lives to be like. The purpose of this is to help us discover what our hearts desire for the future, kinda like our own personal mission statements. I really liked this exercise because it helped me to focus on who I hope to become...I don't exactly know what I want to do yet, but I do know what I want it to be like. I hope that 10 years from now this can be true of me.
This is what I wrote:
The past 10 years have been full of wild. fun adventures with God. I've been all over the world serving every kind of person; from the "least of these" to the "high citizens." I've seen God working in miraculous ways, I've seen scores of people healed, set free, and redeemed in a radical way by Jesus. I've experienced great joy and great suffering, and it's all brought me closer to the one I live my life for- Jesus. I've learned to hear God's voice and walk in the Spirit every day. My fuel for life comes from spending time in God's presence. I've experienced the joy of marriage and children and I battle for my family to stay in a place of love and belonging both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I've dreamed big dreams and I've seen them come true. I've built life long relationships with people whom I love and love me. I've been generous with my time, money, and resources. I've seen people for who God created them to be and I've helped them get there. I've lived life fully. I've taken what God has given me and I've ran with it. I have loved God and people with all that I am.
This is my desire...and I can't wait to see how it all works out.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Warzone
My legs currently look like a battelground because of relentless attacks from misquitoes and sand flies. I thought you all needed to be aware and pray into this issue :)
Okay so last week was pretty incredible and I'd love to give you all a snapshot how God proved his faithfulness...
In the spirit of Luke 10:2-11 which says:
2He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
5"When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.' 6If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. 7Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
8"When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. 9Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God is near you.' 10But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11'Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.
So, with a few others, I traveled several hours into an unknown town; we had no money or extra clothes and we were supposed to go out in the town trusting God to provide meals, water, and accommodations. It was so amazing to see God give us everything we needed… and it sure helped to build up my faith. We met some amazing people and got to stay a couple nights at a church, they completely took care of us and gave us money to get back. We encountered many people and got to pray for the sick and for the brokenhearted...it was really cool. What an amazing life God lets me live.
Thanks for all your love, support, and prayers :)
Okay so last week was pretty incredible and I'd love to give you all a snapshot how God proved his faithfulness...
In the spirit of Luke 10:2-11 which says:
2He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
5"When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.' 6If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. 7Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
8"When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. 9Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God is near you.' 10But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11'Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.
So, with a few others, I traveled several hours into an unknown town; we had no money or extra clothes and we were supposed to go out in the town trusting God to provide meals, water, and accommodations. It was so amazing to see God give us everything we needed… and it sure helped to build up my faith. We met some amazing people and got to stay a couple nights at a church, they completely took care of us and gave us money to get back. We encountered many people and got to pray for the sick and for the brokenhearted...it was really cool. What an amazing life God lets me live.
Thanks for all your love, support, and prayers :)
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Dicscipleship
Well it's been four weeks and I've been learning a ton, so I thought I'd share with you all some of the things that have really challenged me and/or resonated with me...
"True faith means holding nothing back" Frances Chan
Justice is equal to Righteousness; God always does the right thing and He is the ultimate standard of what is right.
God's character is based on his nature, His moral attributes- God is love, God is faithful, God is merciful, God is generous, God is good, God is jealous, God is just. Our character, however, is not based on our nature but on our choices.
On the topic of freewill:
1. Freewill if real.
2. God's relationship with us is based on LOVE.
3. Love without choice cannot be love.
4. Choice without freedom is not choice.
5. Freedom involves risk
6. The risk that God takes in giving us freewill:
a) people may not choose to follow and love God
b) people may choose to do evil
c) people will get hurt by those who choose to do evil
You're not really living unless you have a passion in your life worth dying for.
The motivation for evangelism should be to alleviate the pain and suffering God feels for His missing children.
Good stuff, ay?!
"True faith means holding nothing back" Frances Chan
Justice is equal to Righteousness; God always does the right thing and He is the ultimate standard of what is right.
God's character is based on his nature, His moral attributes- God is love, God is faithful, God is merciful, God is generous, God is good, God is jealous, God is just. Our character, however, is not based on our nature but on our choices.
On the topic of freewill:
1. Freewill if real.
2. God's relationship with us is based on LOVE.
3. Love without choice cannot be love.
4. Choice without freedom is not choice.
5. Freedom involves risk
6. The risk that God takes in giving us freewill:
a) people may not choose to follow and love God
b) people may choose to do evil
c) people will get hurt by those who choose to do evil
You're not really living unless you have a passion in your life worth dying for.
The motivation for evangelism should be to alleviate the pain and suffering God feels for His missing children.
Good stuff, ay?!
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