Hope requests a post...

In the style of my xanga posts..... I will attempt to think about and digest various things I have learned this summer. Bear with me, as I have a sense of randominity, and no flow of thoughts (at least none that makes sense).


1) God is in everything I do - He is with me all the time, loving me every minute of every day, and nothing I can do change His love for me. He is always stretching His hand out to me, asking me to trust Him more, to give up more of myself, to love others as He loves them.

2) I am learning how to let go - As a result of His endless pursuit of me, I have been forced to reevaluate my sense of control. How amazing it is when you truly are able to give things and people up to God! This has been, and will continue to be, a hard lesson for me, but one worth every minute of it! When we finally are able to rest in God's arms completely, He will be inside whatever problem we may be facing, and whatever happens, we can rest knowing that His will is being done, and (thankfully) not our own!

3) I have no idea what I am going to do with my life - I guess this isn't something completely new, but it is something I'm learning to be wholeheartedly excited about. God does know what is going to happen in my life, and through trusting Him, I know that whatever He has in store for me will be amazing, if I am willing to follow Him and abandon my grips on this world!

4) There is so much about God that I do not know/understand - This was made so completely evident to me in Uganda. How amazing it was to interact with these people, so similar and yet so different from ourselves. To watch this other part of Christ's body worshipping Him and working in His vineyard, was just absolutely awe-inspiring. The joy radiating from these people with so little impressed upon me... how could I, who has been blessed with so much, EVER fail to give all of the glory to God! I need to learn how to better use the gifts and talents God has given me to serve His kingdom better, and in time, God will reveal to me (and only when I need to see the next step) what I am supposed to be doing in this life! In the mean time, I will strive to love people, and show them Christ's love.



More to come...