wow. God is good, all of the time (and all of the time, God is good).
Life has been hectic and has changed so much ever since I got accepted into the World Race. My job got significantly crazier (I work in a primary school, that should say enough haha), I ended a relationship because of where the Lord is calling me and where He is calling him, I am working at LBBC for a second year as a cabin leader (WOW) and now I am in a Starbucks writing a blog post (what the heck is my life?).
Yet through all of the crazy, the Lord is so so good. Currently, I am at one of the strongest points in my faith I’ve been since the summer of 2020, and I’m not even at camp. I am finally learning (at almost 20 years old) how to make my faith my own. I’ve read and studied more books of the Bible than I ever had, I am having 1-1 time with the Lord every morning, AND I am currently being used by the Lord in a way I have never been used before.
1 John 3:18 has been an inspiration to me lately. “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” When working in a public school system, you are not allowed to tell your students about Jesus, which is something I’ve never had to experience until now. When you are constantly in that bubble of a fairly Christian environment (church, camp, home, school (as a student), and in public) you are free to talk about Jesus all you want without the fear of being judged or fired. I was scared I was going to get in trouble for praying over one of my coworkers last Friday for pete’s sake. Showing people Jesus without telling them that it’s because of Jesus that I am so full of joy, hope, light and peace is so hard. But the crazy thing is, is when I think about it, He is preparing me to how life is going to be most of the time while doing full time missions. He could call me to a place where persecution is so harsh that showing Jesus is literally the only way of evangelizing without being either put in jail or killed. So while it’s hard and I struggle on a daily stinking basis, I am so so thankful for it – and that has taken a good three months for that realization.
1 Peter 5:7-9 goes through my brain everyday before I go into school (along with 1 John lol). “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.” The world is dark, and evil and scary. I never realized how heart broken I would be every single day because of how messed up human beings are.
Anyhow on a lighter and more uplifting note, I recently had a “Taste of Minnesota” fundraiser dinner two weeks ago now! I was able to raise a lot of funds and I am now at 35%! Praise the Lord for how generous and caring my church family is. I truly wouldn’t be able to do this without them 🙂
Prayer requests:
- I would continue to show Jesus through my actions and smile
- Rely on Him in all circumstances, difficult and easy and give Him all of the Glory
- That I would have joy, energy, and patience during my school day and when I get home!
May you also receive all of those things and even more, may the Lord bless you today and all of the rest of your days, until next time!
