I can't believe that it's been almost 10 days since I've blogged here! You would think that I'd have so much more time now that I've been off from Coach for over two weeks...;) and I have, but life is still crazy!
God has been teaching me so much! I've had some time to process a small fraction of what I've learned, but it's going to be a process yet over the next weeks and months. One thing that He showed me is 2 Corinthians 9:6, "Remember this: whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will reap generously." I feel like this is one of the verses God has given me for the next school year. It doesn't mean that I should spread myself thin, but that I should be sharing & sowing seeds generously at school, at work, among friends...whenever possible. Our memory verse this week has also resonated well with me; it's something that I'm trying to learn and praying for grace to do this next year, and every following year of my life!
Ephesians 6:19-20 "Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly as I should."
[sidenote: I got a dove chocolate and the inside of the wrapper read "be fearless." something that God has shown me I have not been in my spiritual life, and that it's a definite area that He wants to grow me in! He's already started...ohhh boy.]
God has been revealing the people and areas He wants me to focus my energies on this next year. I'm still nervous about scheduling and such, but I know He'll work it out & will provide all my needs! This next year will be the best yet, through His grace & strength!
Thank you all who have prayed and given towards my Jax experience. God has blessed me beyond belief with a vision and desire to continue to know Him more deeply and share that back home in Cedar Falls & on campus(es), and with new friends with which bonds are as deep as family & that will last a lifetime. Words can't accurately describe how much my heart loves this program, and what a little glimpse of Heaven I get when we all worship purely for the sake of the glory and praise of the Most High God! My heart already feels like it's being torn out, and we don't leave for 3 more days...but I know that going home is a must.
It's time to live out what I've learned!
