I have definitely been afraid to return to Oklahoma, to school in particular, afraid to face things that I just want to get past and not have to concern myself with and so I have ignored it. But God is funny, He makes you face things. He will just keep on bringing it up until you do.
Today in church the speaker spoke on 1 Samuel 17, David and Goliath and how David was a man after God's own heart. He did not listen to the negativity that Goliath and others threw his way. He did not look at the surface value of the situation and run in fear. He faced it with courage and faith in God for his triumph and protection in the process. David had faith that God could do the impossible and he walked in that confidence. He did not cower down and run away and he did not believe the lies of the enemy. God is bigger than the giants in our lives. He wants us to leave those giants at His cross, follow Him with devotion, and trust that He has it all under control. And I trust that He has my situation all under control as well. So I am not going to get worked up about it. I am just going to go back to school and finish off the semester, graduate, and get on with my life.
I have found the place where I feel like I shall return to shortly after graduation. I think it is the starting point, the preparation ground for all that is to come in my future. I know that God will provide the sponsor for me to be able to financially take care of my loans for school. God calls, we just answer, and He will provide for me. I know that.
God has blessed me with tremendous support and people who love and pray for me and I am so blessed. This place has taught me so much appreciation for all that I have.
I love every minute here and I find that it will be extremely difficult to say goodbye to these kids when the time comes. But God knows what He is doing and I must graduate =]
Today in church the speaker spoke on 1 Samuel 17, David and Goliath and how David was a man after God's own heart. He did not listen to the negativity that Goliath and others threw his way. He did not look at the surface value of the situation and run in fear. He faced it with courage and faith in God for his triumph and protection in the process. David had faith that God could do the impossible and he walked in that confidence. He did not cower down and run away and he did not believe the lies of the enemy. God is bigger than the giants in our lives. He wants us to leave those giants at His cross, follow Him with devotion, and trust that He has it all under control. And I trust that He has my situation all under control as well. So I am not going to get worked up about it. I am just going to go back to school and finish off the semester, graduate, and get on with my life.
I have found the place where I feel like I shall return to shortly after graduation. I think it is the starting point, the preparation ground for all that is to come in my future. I know that God will provide the sponsor for me to be able to financially take care of my loans for school. God calls, we just answer, and He will provide for me. I know that.
God has blessed me with tremendous support and people who love and pray for me and I am so blessed. This place has taught me so much appreciation for all that I have.
I love every minute here and I find that it will be extremely difficult to say goodbye to these kids when the time comes. But God knows what He is doing and I must graduate =]
Emily and I each have one!
3rd graders!
Yhonson thought it was funny to say Emily was tall and I was short!
Sixth graders!
7th graders!
2nd graders!
Yhonson also likes to point at rat and say Rita. ha ha!
The night she left!
Enough said!
4-5th graders!
1st graders!
1st graders!
No need for words.
Kids from the second house!
I love these kids!
Joel insisted on having the same words and colors on his bracelet as I did.
Making bracelets at the 1st house!
Making bracelets at the 2nd house!
why u r affraid to come back to oru?, there is not problem at all with that situation anymore. I heard he moved on and he doesn't blame on u for anything he went through due to the mistake that U and him did it. stop living in the past amada, he never try to screw u, like u did it. But u and me knows everything u did with him, so just don't be affraid at all to come back cause i CAN GUARANTEE U that it is in the past long time ago.... just so u know, the mistakes that somebody did in the past, nobody can't come back in the time and fix those. just pray to God AND MOVE ON ON LIFE, u r not going anywhere if u keep stuck with your old mistakes that u did it.
ReplyDeleteHola hermana. :]
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say how proud of you I am. God is SO MUCH BIGGER than the giants in our lives. I'm so glad that you know that moving forward is the best thing to do, as I have also learned. Look up Philippians 3:13-14. This really helped me through the hard times in my life. The Lord has granted us a new start, and I am so glad that in my time in Peru you have become a part of my new start... you are such a testimony to God and I love you a lot!
TQM, mi Amada!
Emily