no scar?

"No wound. No scar? Yet as the master shall the servant be, and pierced are the feet that follow me, but thine are whole, can he have followed far who has no wound, no scar?" - Swan House

to the least of these.

Matt 25:31-46

Pretty straightforward.

"I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me....whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me."

Although I am not starting a new semester of school, I do feel as though I am kind of going through the motions of the fresh start that comes with a new semester. I am reminded that as I invest and attempt to aid students in experiencing God for themselves that they will then be empowered to do the same for their peers. Their fresh start is my fresh start. The new people that they are encountering are new people that I am indirectly encountering. God, give me the insight and strength to be consistent/constant in the lives of the youth that you have put in my life. Would you give me an increasing passion for knowing you more and helping them to know you more.

In Revelation, John reminds us that patient endurance is ours in Jesus. Today I am claiming that for myself in Jesus; the endurance to love when it's not easy, to continue seeking when it seems like a vain pursuit,and to press on when everything is working against me.

Obedience

It's been a long time since I have blogged. Although, it seems like I've returned to it at a time when I feel really similar to how I felt when I created this blog. I'm at the point in my life where I just want some sense of direction to know where I should go (if anywhere at all). I hope that I could prove myself to be obedient in that calling.

Having returned from camp there are a lot of thoughts that still need to be processed. Until then...

I'm not going to Africa

... the moment I found out that I had been accepted to be part of an awesome team that would be traveling to Uganda and Ethiopia I immediately lost a sense of peace. I struggled for the next several weeks with desiring to have a peace about the trip, but the Lord never gave me one. So, I will wait. If he presents another opportunity, I will try again.

I'm going to Africa!

Quote from "So You Don't Want To Go To Church Anymore":

A conversation:
"When you can trust in his love in each moment, you'll really know how to live free."
"But where do I find that kind of faith"
"You won't find it. It's something he creates in you, even in the very circumstances you despise. Just keep coming to him and watch what he will do. He's the Father who knows you better than you know yourself and even loves you more than you love yourself. Ask him to help you see how much he loves you. That will make all the difference."