The Intentions Behind My Actions
Lately, I have been thinking about intentions, and how important it is to do things with the right intentions. Even if the actions are morally good, done with the wrong intentions it takes away from the good. So why do I do good deeds? I have to admit it is not always for the right reasons. Sometimes I fall into the trap of believing that I need to prove myself through my actions. That I need to show God and others that I am worthy of love. But I know that I don't need to prove myself to God in order to receive His love. He gives it freely to me and all I have to do is accept it. My… Read more >>
List To Remember
So a while ago (like near the beginning of May) I had written a list of things to follow. This was a list of items that I wanted to achieve on a regular basis, such things as jog at least twice a week, have a daily devotional, make my bed every morning, and so on. I had a list of 13 rules I wanted to follow (with grace). Though, after a while, I realized the list wasn't helping me much. I wasn't really following them that well and it became more of a reminder of who I wished I was and how much I was failing at making myself a "better person". While the list did have mostly good disciplines… Read more >>
It Has Been a Year
Wow, I have been in this country for a year already! I cannot wrap my brain around all that God has done in my life this past year. Coming to a country I barely knew anything about, where people speak a language that I still struggle to understand and learn, where I had to relearn how to do the simplest of things, from a country I grew comfortable in really opened my eyes to my lack of dependence on God. I have been stretched in so many ways and am learning to refocus and recenter my life on Christ. I have learned the importance of a good community and team. To have people that you can… Read more >>
Transitions
This month has led to many transitions for our team and individually. First off we had a team member finish his two-year commitment and is now back in the States preparing to come back next year as a long-term member. There were a handful of tasks that needed to be reassigned to others to fulfill in his absence; including the Sunday school supervisor role, which was handed off to me. Secondly, we had an honorary team member (she was not part of our org but she helped with the student ministry and is close with our whole team) head back to the States indefinitely. … Read more >>