WOW...so much has happened since my last post! We had a blast camping w/ a group of collegesomethings! We've shared a couple special weddings of close friends, we've opened our hearts to a new pastoral candidate at Faith, we've celebrated the life of a legacy of Faith, we've begun farewells to special friends & leaders as they prepare their next season serving God...we're drained, but pluggin away w/ His help! He is our strength today...
Have you ever felt dehydrated from crying so much???
Can I get a glass of water right about now!? Please!? ;)
No, but for real...Tears have become a way of life for me over the past 2 weeks! I am soooo looking forward to summer ending and routine beginning! Even though we have a lot on our plates and new journeys ahead...we look forward w/ great anticipation of what our future holds!
Gosh, where do I begin...sometimes I giggle at the thought of knowing God has a silly sense of humor and it irritates me! :) In a good way I guess...anyway, I was preparing for my Jumptown (Children's Church at Faith) and it FINALLY hit me! We've been learning this, or should I say...I've been teaching this to my crew for the ENTIRE month of August and it finally hit me...TRUST! Definition: Putting your confidence in someone you can depend on!
Verse: Trust in the Lord w/ all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
Bottom Line: You can trust God because He's in control of EVERYTHING!
WOW...dont' ya just want to laugh...God is using a children's message to hit me hard right where it counts...I guess He's done w/ using adult ways w/ me...He's realized that I am too darn stubborn and in order to get through to me, He must use simple terms...
OK God I get the Point!!!!! AGHHHHHH!!!! :)
After all the tears, I have learned (again) that I can't put my trust in my friends & church...my friends may move away...far away, my church may be shaken, it is not perfect...but He is & has ALWAYS been...He will never leave me nor forsake me...He is my constant!!! And if I'm not trusting God w/ everything, then I'm trusting Him w/ nothing! It is time for me to let go and let God...
He is in control and He has promised to be with us...He has already gone before us and so we must trust that His plans are already in motion and boy oh boy do I look forward to the day when I can say THANK YOU...face to face to my Jesus, for His fulfilled promises!
The best is yet to come...
I love you Jesus, thanks for your peace ----
