This World Has Nothing.

After Jesus, I most admire Job in the Bible.  People always refer to the patience of Job, but really...I would say the FAITH, ENDURANCE and PERSEVERANCE of Job.  I feel like a whiner when I remember the story of Job and all that he endured during his life.  He was stripped of everything, yet he was a faithful servant.  He never forgot that his life wasn't about him.  Had he made that mistake, he probably would have gone insane long before his death.  Today I am reminded that if God were to take everything away from me...I would be okay. Because this world has nothing for me.  My life isn't about me.  I HAVE to remember that and keep that perspective.  Life gets tough and hard things happen, but if you have the right perspective and the correct understanding of God's purpose in your life...life's trials aren't so tough anymore.  Because God is greater than all of that.

I am thankful, grateful, and on my knees before you Lord.  You are the Lord of my life.  I am not. I need you and want you.  Please consume me in every place.  I am so imperfect and never know what to do.  Please be my thoughts, decisions, and heart.  I love you.  In Jesus' name, Amen.

And So It Begins.

And so begins my journey...



I am waiting to get my acceptance letter from Sydney.  Anxiously waiting.  Meanwhile, I'm praying praying and praying some more.  This is God's business because I don't know what I'm doing, why I'm doing it, or how to do it.  I'm so excited for my Lord to receive so much glory from all of this.  That's all I want out of it really.  My work, heartache, and frustration does not matter the least bit if God's purpose is being set in motion through it.

When Prayers Become A Reality.

Wow.  I was really asking for it from my last post.  I was basically asking God to help me become a servant that would go through anything just to have the opportunity to bring glory to His name.  Let this be a lesson that if you ask for it, you had better be ready to receive it!

There are difficult seasons in our lives, but we MUST remain under and endure the pain and suffering.  It is for a greater purpose that we may never understand as long as we live on this planet.  But we can rest in the fact that our suffering is never in vain.

In this season of trial, I want to confess that I am in love with my God.  I delight in my sufferings because my relationship with God grows closer and stronger.  I am made new through it all.  He is making me new.

Dear God, I love you.  Please, do not delay.  I need you.  I need you every hour.  I count everything a loss, but to know You is my gain.  You are my comforter, healer, and savior.  In Jesus' name, Amen.