also another exciting thing of my day was that Danilo finally likes me. :) Danilo is the 2 year old who takes some time before he warms up to people. slowly i've been trying to get him to like me and today it finally happened. :) we played on the playground and he was even sharing his toys and cookie with me. it was super exciting. Definitely a blessing from the Lord. Today has actually been quite a day of blessings. Which i think is completely from the Lord. I think the Lord knew i needed it today...We found out more about my grandpa's cancer. it has spread to his liver, bones, and brain. It is really bad, and he had his first chemo today. I am praying for complete healing and I know that the Lord can heal him and I am trusting that He will. I feel like the Lord wants to do something big. :) Its all in His timing. And no matter the outcome the Lord gets the glory for all of it....
also i posted this part on my facebook so i thought i should on here as well
In this world but not of it...
The Lord has been teaching me so much lately. Through Intermissions(a missionary conference I got to go to this weekend) as well as the book Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper. And though they are different things I am learning, they all relate quite closely. The first is that God likes to use those that the world sees as unqualified. Everywhere I go, people say I should go to college to actually be able to get a good job or be able to really do anything. But I hate that so much because God has used so many people to do such great things that never went to college. Why do I need to be like the world in this way? I don’t think I do… The Lord can use me either way. I don’t think its wrong to go to college, but I don’t think I must go either. It was the Pharisees, the educated ones who knew the bible, who Jesus rebuked the most. I think its important to know the bible and be educated, but it doesn’t have to look like the world… The Lord desires a willing heart, not an educated mind…
I have also been learning to live where God has me now and trust He will give me the next step as I need it. Ps. 119:105 says, "Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Though I may not see far up the path, God's light shines where I am now. That's where I need to be- today. "Many times we waste today worrying about tomorrow." Many people have asked me what I plan to do after this, I've even asked myself. But why do I need to know the next step? I need to focus on what I'm doing now with these kids and trust that God will reveal what I need when I need it. Not when I want it.
The Lord has also been teaching me to not waste my life with the things of this world. This is the hard one for me to be learning and I know I will only be able to do it through prayer and only through the Holy Spirit. But I also know that this is so important. In Matthew, Jesus talks about how He will supply our every need. Many times our wants, and the things that make us comfortable, become "needs" in our minds. But Jesus never promises comfort. He does tell us He will not put us through more than we can handle though. And when we put our hope in the things of this world we can't put our hope in Jesus. We must choose.
"…if we look like our lives are devoted to getting and maintaining things, we will look like the world, and that will not make Christ look great. He will look like a religious side-interest that may be useful for escaping hell in the end, but doesn’t make much difference in what we live and love here. He will not look like an all-satisfying treasure." -John Piper
I have also been learning to live where God has me now and trust He will give me the next step as I need it. Ps. 119:105 says, "Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Though I may not see far up the path, God's light shines where I am now. That's where I need to be- today. "Many times we waste today worrying about tomorrow." Many people have asked me what I plan to do after this, I've even asked myself. But why do I need to know the next step? I need to focus on what I'm doing now with these kids and trust that God will reveal what I need when I need it. Not when I want it.
The Lord has also been teaching me to not waste my life with the things of this world. This is the hard one for me to be learning and I know I will only be able to do it through prayer and only through the Holy Spirit. But I also know that this is so important. In Matthew, Jesus talks about how He will supply our every need. Many times our wants, and the things that make us comfortable, become "needs" in our minds. But Jesus never promises comfort. He does tell us He will not put us through more than we can handle though. And when we put our hope in the things of this world we can't put our hope in Jesus. We must choose.
"…if we look like our lives are devoted to getting and maintaining things, we will look like the world, and that will not make Christ look great. He will look like a religious side-interest that may be useful for escaping hell in the end, but doesn’t make much difference in what we live and love here. He will not look like an all-satisfying treasure." -John Piper
