I can hardly believe it's almost that time. In exactly 7 days I will be on a flight to South America! Its super exciting to think about but also really nerve wrecking at the same time. And in 4 days I will be done with my very long but very good semester.
So to celebrate both events I would like to share what the Lord has done and is doing. Yesterday, I went on a date with the Lord, in the woods behind CIU. I didn't take a phone, ipod or even a watch. It was so nice to be away from technology and not worrying about time (I'm really going to love being in Latin America this summer).
I walked down past the pond to the train tracks and just stood there taking it all in. It was a peaceful, quite and beautiful day. It was so quite in fact that I made a list of animals I saw
1. 3 turtles
2. 1 deer (walked in front of me on the path)
3. A coyote chasing a fox away from his kill - that was super cool! They were a little ways down the train tracks and I stood there for several minutes watching until they were out of sight.
I mediated on Philippians 1 & 2. It was so wonderfully good. I realized that my prayer about wanting to be selfless servant leader and wanting to focus on others & God rather than self was answered in a practical way.
First Philippians 1: Paul talked about how he was in chains for Christ and while he was in chains "some of the brothers" were "preaching Christ" to stir up trouble for him. He didn't even brother to mention that he need or had to forgive these guys for doing this. He jumps straight into say that even if what these guys were doing meant death, Paul didn't care he was just happy that Christ was preached! Death was a good thing in his eyes. Paul was clearly a selfless servant of Christ.
Then Philippians 2: Paul talked about what it looked like to be united, how to be selfless and how to love others more than yourself. (Something Inca Link is always saying "attitude is everything") So Paul address this by saying we should have the attitude of Christ, he describes what that looks like (which if you read it, it is really intense). Then he proceeds to give us to examples, Timothy and Epaphroditus.
Now my prayer has become Philippians 1 & 2.
During our time yesterday, the Lord reminded me that He would take care of things. I am sure you hear this often but even though I am faithless, He will be faithful. BUT I don't want to be faithless, I really am attempting to have faith that He will take care of me. After all He keeps reminding me, you'd think I would eventually catch on... haha. Maybe one of these days.
Anywho, Thank you for reading this rather long post.
Support: the same as before
Ways to pray: for me to have faith, Philippians 1&2 and for the Lord to do what He said He would do (take care of me).
A tribute to Mothers Day
The Turbeville women
Happy 20th Birthday Laura,
She is smirking at me b/c I was probably being annoying :)
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