what would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?
i saw this question recently and i realized how much difficulty i was having answering it! i know my passions but i don't know how to go about accomplishing them. this is one of the main prayer requests for the DR; that God will give me vision about how He wants me to use my talents and passions, after i graduate, to further His kingdom.
something else God has been teaching me this summer is that sometimes the easy thing is not the always the right thing. Jesus Christ did not come to earth, live a perfect life, and die for me so that i could live an easy life; though this is what are culture tries to teach us. but God never said it would be easy, He said He'd see me through and be with me every step of the way. and i believe that there's never a wrong time to do the right thing and vice versa, there's never a right time to do the wrong thing!
so that is just a little of what God is teaching me as i prepare for my time in the DR. a couple other prayer requests as i get ready include:
1. funds- all my money has been raised for my ticket/other extra costs, praise God, but the more i raise the more spanish lessons i can get from my tutor.
2. my heart- this has been a difficult summer for various reasons, but God has taught me much through it, especially how to fully rely on Him for my contentment; so pray that He continues to teach me through hard, lonely times as i never know what to expect living in a foreign country for 15 weeks. also that He will give boldness for Him in whatever circumstances!
3. the dominicans- pray that God will begin to be softening hearts that i will be coming in contact with already. the majority of dominicans are catholic which means there is a lot of legalism, so i pray that God will open their eyes to the true freedom they can have!
4. vision- and as i mentioned before that while i am there that God will reveal to me more of what He wants me to do with my life!
i greatly appreciate all of ya'll for your support and prayers! this journey could not happen with out you and i'm thrilled to see how God works in each one of our lives because of this. 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 says, " But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed." that is my hope for this journey and all of life.
give.live.love.
