New adventures

Well, I've been excited for the next adventure with my God. Riobamba, Ecuador. I had to order some anesthesia supplies online in order to prepare for my trip to Ecuador and I'm so excited. I have no idea what to expect, but i'm looking forward to help others.

Also, I'm actually looking for a new job. I don't know exactly where I'll end up since the job market is slightly slim, but God's going to take care of that :-) I think I have an idea, but we'll see...At first I had some reservation about moving since I just moved. I'm close to my family and Marla and Amy and Ann, but I don't think I'll end up too far away from them. We will see where God is going to take me.

Recently I've been interested in this guy and I thought that there might be some potential between us, but in the end it didn't work out. Rejection is hard to take. It makes you feel like you're not good enough. Not pretty enough. Not "whatever" enough. God reminds me of who I am and of who He wants me to be and I feel comforted. He reminds me of all the blessings of my life and I am encouraged. He has placed amazing amazing friends who have been praying for my heart. I'm so grateful for them. My heart is healed up. It seems rather odd to get over a guy in one week, but what can I say? I've always been like that. No one is worth losing the extra tears, losing sleep, and losing one's worth. Life is short. I'm moving on. Call me heartless :-)

I'm ready for my next adventures.

rethinking life

I had a great time this weekend spending time with 2 of my best friends. I have know Amy for about 20 years and Marla for about 24 years. I value their friendship so much. Shopping and wonderful talks about life. It makes my heart so appreciative of these friendships.

This morning at College Park Church I listened to them share about different ministries and one in particular made me excited to get involve in ministry again. A video was shown about this kid's camp. They show how these kids grow in their faith as people like you and me begin to give back by volunteering.

The topic for today was Justification (to be declared righteous in the sight of God). The pastor talked about how we can't do things to get to heaven. We have to recognize that it is through Grace that Christ died on the cross for our sins in order to pay the penalty for our sins. Through Christ we are justified because Jesus bore all sins of the world on his shoulders as he died on the cross. We can't earn our way to heaven, only through Christ.

The pastor said that since we am Justified, we are free to take risks. We can live by faith with no fear only because we have security in Christ. Rom 10:14-15. I can travel to South America and trust that I will be used by God. People live like they are justifying themselves and not live by Grace. We work hard to earn acceptance through earning money, status, etc. and not recognize that it is only God's grace that allows us to have eternal life. I know that I need to tell this to myself every day. I forget this. I don't need to be perfect coming to Christ. I can come as I am.