Is it really that time already? To start school, or even college for that matter? Oh glory, I thought this day would never come. I guess I thought I could have the privilege of being a kid forever, while maturing of course. Psht. No one told me that I had to start taking into account a credit score or possibly getting a gas card to raise that "credit" they were talking about. College...at Lone Star...how bad could it be. I find myself hesitating when it comes to the thought of this community college thing. It's in those silent moments when I seek God that He reveals a purpose and passion behind my attendance at there. Why I am there is beyond me but I will take everyday as it comes, like Matthew 6 says, and be obedient. God has equipped me and will continue to mature my faith as I enter this new chapter. Please pray for opportunities to disciple and share my love for the Gospel there. I can only believe that God is using this season of my life to better prepare me for the next door that opens, whether that be international missions or further college.
I do want to celebrate God's provision in my life and in the lives of those I've been impacted by this summer. So much has happened in the past 3 months and I can only be still and stand in complete AWE of how the Lord has worked in powerful ways through me, our youth group and my close friends and family.
Those of you who know me, I work best when I'm busy and I think this summer was a complete overload; perfect! Starting a week after graduation was youth camp where I was given the opportunity to go as a leader, my first. It was a great experience and opended my heart to youth ministry. Not long after that, my mother's womens ministry (The Spa Girls...yes, this is an advertisement) took us to Gulf Shores, Alabama. Yeah, not much ministering going on, but quite a bit of relaxing by the beach and enjoying great fellowship with close friends. Not a week later and we were off to Oklahoma to the Indian Reservation where our youth group worked as the hands and feet of the most high. It was a neat experience seeing the hard work our kiddos exerted and witnessing them sweat...and sometimes bleed with a smile on their faces knowing they were working for something higher. Ok breathe. Then our team was off to South Africa (read blog below...I will have carpal tunnel if I wrote about this one). Might I mention, through all of this awesomeness I "worked" at the church as an assistant to the assistant intern. haha! It was the best! After Africa, my dad and step mom took me on my graduation trip to Alaska! It was beautiful to say the least and we had a grand ole time in the company of one another...in our RV. So maybe we were forced to enjoy each other because the only other option was out with the bears. No thanks. It was so much fun! We had a family Astros game with Copperfield to further the direction of encouraging families to become more fused with their kids' ministry. We also had a girls event called the "Chicka-Flick". A great time was had by all!
Through the hustle and bustle, God has definitely caught my full attention with a more clearer vision on what His will is for my life. Although I still get lost in the shades of grey, His presence in my world is evident and moving and for that I am so grateful. He has placed people in my life to give me spiritual nourishment and keep me accountable to continue to live outside of the "comfort zone". He's definitely softening hearts and saturating my heart with His love. Woah, that's deep.
To all of you who have invested in me and supported me financialy or through prayer, I cannot even touch on how thankful and blessed I am to have you in my life. Ecclesiastes enforces that there is a time for everything and God's timing has really opened my eyes to how selfish we can be. Thank you for the friendships gained and the lessons learned. This has truly been a summer to remember and I could not have asked for better people to spend it with and better opportunities granted. God is good all the time and all the time, God is good!!
Oh!! One more thing! My sister and I, on the same day, were both blessed with job!! PRAISE GOD!
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