Another week gone....

I can't believe how these weeks are flying by!! It is amazing! We have just finished week 7 of our 12 week course. Before I know it we will be on a plane to Tanzania! 

I am excited to share amazing praise reports of God's faithfulness! He has provided all the money that I need to cover my expenses for my school and outreach! Praise God! It is amazing to be able to partner together with people to see God's plan move into action. 

One thing that I have come to realize this week is how important it is for all of us to take the gifts, talents, skills God has given us and practice them, then put them to use for the world. It breaks my heart to learn more and more about the statistics of what is going on in the world, how many are dying, and how many are orphaned, widowed, malnourished, abused, ect. The list goes on and on. I often wonder why me? Why did I get privileged to be in a family with a home, with food, with opportunity, freedom, education, considered by the worlds standards one of the richest people in the world because of the things that I have. This questions doesn't really have an answer but is more a motivation to use the gifts God gave me to the fullest. I have to keep learning about God, my skills, life. I am understanding more and more how this process of "getting saved" is more than just a prayer, it is a major lifestyle shift. So the process of "getting people saved" is more of a lifetime commitment, not a one time invitation. I want to be committed to living like Jesus, not just being saved by Him. I want to be committed to learning and doing, so I can teach and disciple others. Not just save them but bring a holistic kingdom of God to them. By taking my gifts out to the world and using them to the fullest I believe I can be used by God to see this happen. 

Man this is a big task, as I write this I realize the hugeness of these words and their implications. I know I don't have all the answers, nor do I fully know what the kingdom of God looks like, nor do I know the slightest bit of God's magnitude, but I do know what He has done for me. I do know that I want to commit my life to finding out as much as possible about God, more about how to show people what His love looks like, and more about bringing His holistic kingdom to anyone that will have it. 

Well I think I just took you all on some processing with me, because I really wasn't planning on writing all of that! haha. Maybe God needed me to openly commit to the call He has placed on my life. That is cool too. 

Well I love you.

You are blessed to be a blessing