So I'm really bad at this! I promise in the future I will be much more diligent on posting daily! It's just been a crazy week, trying to do midterms and get stuff ready to go. I'm going to Kentucky to be with my family for Spring Break, so that's taken up a lot of my time. But I did want to write an encouraging post, because in all honesty my heart has been hurting the past couple weeks, but God has been so good to me, always lifting me up and reminding me who I'm living for. I wanted to share with you guys about what He is teaching me:
I'm a Young Life leader, and for those of you who don't know what that is, I would encourage you to find out at http://www.younglife.org/us. So I was at Young Life club and I had to give the talk Wed. night and I felt God was leading me to talk about His Love and how unfathomable it is. There is no comparison to how deep His love is. It's funny how I was intending to teach these kids about His love, when I realized I don't even fully understand it. So God decided to teach me through my teaching. Here is what I learned: God says in Isaiah 43 "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine....you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you." WHA???? Now read it again, and insert your own name in place of you, and remember this is our Heavenly Father speaking :)
That is a love greater than any love. So I mentioned earlier that my heart has been hurting for many reasons, but I said to a friend last night that I felt as if I were drowning and God was the only thing keeping me coming up for air. So awesome is God's love that after saying this, I went home and I began to re-read Isaiah 43 and this is what it says, "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;" (verse 2) God speaks to us, everyday if we just listen. He loves us and He has written an entire book that is simply one giant love letter addressed to me and to you. I just want to encourage each of you to soak in His love, because it is a perfect place to rest in.
RUSSIA UPDATE:
Here is a weekly update on Russia info, I'm trying to decide between All God's children International and 24/7 prayer movement. So please be praying that God would lead me to one of the two more specifically or reveal to me another option. I'm beginning to get a time frame for when I should go, I would personally love to go in June but I'm really feeling that God is leading me more towards August sometime. I have to meet/talk with my pastor on March 3 so we can discuss my options further, so please pray that God would be present in our conversation and guide me in His direction.
Well, I have a midterm to work on so I shall end here, but I'm asking that you guys would pray for me to have safe travels tomorrow morning as I fly to KY and that I would have a refreshing Spring Break and that during this week our Father would speak to me more about Russia and His plans for this country that has captivated my heart. I love you all, be blessed and please comment with prayer requests so that I can be praying for you all as well!
RUSSIA UPDATE:
Here is a weekly update on Russia info, I'm trying to decide between All God's children International and 24/7 prayer movement. So please be praying that God would lead me to one of the two more specifically or reveal to me another option. I'm beginning to get a time frame for when I should go, I would personally love to go in June but I'm really feeling that God is leading me more towards August sometime. I have to meet/talk with my pastor on March 3 so we can discuss my options further, so please pray that God would be present in our conversation and guide me in His direction.
Well, I have a midterm to work on so I shall end here, but I'm asking that you guys would pray for me to have safe travels tomorrow morning as I fly to KY and that I would have a refreshing Spring Break and that during this week our Father would speak to me more about Russia and His plans for this country that has captivated my heart. I love you all, be blessed and please comment with prayer requests so that I can be praying for you all as well!