Monday, August 24, 2009

Peter was a wise man, err boy

Peter Pan that is.

"never say goodbye
because saying goodbye
means going away
and going away
means forgetting."

I'm leaving Wednesday for school up in Washington. This is the part where I start to question my decision for going to school up there. The part where I have to say goodbye to my friends and family. I hate it. Especially after such an amazing summer with them all. But this is the way God wants it, and my trust is fully in Him. So I'm gonna stop saying goodbye to people cause it's not forever, and I think about everyone at home constantly while up at school, I never forget them. Christmas will be a glorious time of reunion :)


It's all in God's hands.

Monday, August 17, 2009

You Hold Me Now

AH! I am posting a blog!

So I head back up to Washington in one week. So i figure I better start blogging again.
This summer has been absolutely amazing. I have spent some great time with my friends and family but now it's time to leave again :(

It's always gonna be hard. I don't know why I thought it wouldn't be. But it always will be. The people I'm always surrounded with here are so encouraging and love God so much that it's hard to be away from them. But God is with me and He is all we need. So I'm going back up to Washington confident that God is leading me and using me. That is my prayer at least.

So where to begin with this summer.
God has completely blown my mind.
I have encountered God in tangible ways that I have never before experienced.
I first encountered God my sophomore year in high school, so 5 years ago now.
These past 5 years have been an adventure and an amazing one at that!
Living life with God is, well, the only way worth living I believe.
These past 5 years have also been the most challenging living with God.
We are constantly being thrown back and forth between the things of this world, clothes, money, cars, school, relationships, jobs, etc. and the things of God, the things that God's word explains to us as fruits of the spirit. That's at least how I feel. It's gotten harder and harder to discern the difference between things that will bring me earthly pleasure and the things that will bring me endless joy in eternity with God. So my relationship with God has gotten rocky.

This year, I have been so hungry for Christ. So hungry for the real living God. My prayer has been that God would reveal himself to me in different ways. He did just that this summer. I was completely consumed by his grace and love for me that I often just haven't had the words to express the feeling. But it has been amazing. And I know God knew that the years past have been preparing me for this year and this revival that I feel I'm going through.

I am joyful.
I am hopeful.
And I'm ready to leave home again and walk confidently in the Lord.

" So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."
Colossians 2:6-7