word series {perseverance}

Hi everyone. Yes, I am still alive if you were wondering.. I have been so busy to the point of barely getting any sleep and not having time to even eat. I have been in the interim semester which is basically an intense chaotic time of 3 and a 1/2 weeks when you power through one class. I took a 4 credit Education course that required A LOT of my time. My schedule has looked like this:


6:45 wake up
7:45-11 observe in schools
11:30 eat something really quick
11:45-4 class
4:30 eat dinner
5-bedtime LOTS of homework
*repeat


Needless to say, I haven't had time to blog. I apologize.. it's been a {little} crazy.
Today I want to talk about perseverance. This has been my word for interim, and I think God put it on my heart not just to get through this near impossible class, but to remind me to fight. Fight for my relationship with him, fight for what I want, fight for souls, and persevere in prayer.


definiton: 

1. Steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success

2. Continuance in a state of grace leading finally to a state of glory

"we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." Romans 5:2-4


I will praise the Lord today because he picked me up out of the mud, and he put 
fire in my soul to persevere. I will testify to the fact that my suffering shaped my character and my outlook on HOPE. I am so thankful for the suffering that I have endured, and trust me.. a lot of people would think I'm crazy for saying that.


Whatever you're going through, whatever you've been through.. God says that your suffering produces perseverance!


"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Hebrews 12:1

word series {carry}

This is the first post of my word series. God is teaching me what it means to carry. I cannot explain to you how {perfect} this quote is for where I am at in life. Sometimes I get ahead of myself.. okay maybe a little more than sometimes! I have always been interested in the next step, the next adventure, the next stage in life... and lately I have been struggling with how God will use me in life. Sometimes I worry that if I get married and have children, I won't be able to do something great for the kingdom while I'm here.. like dig wells or work with trafficking victims around the world. This is a lie that I have let myself believe! Let me remind you of the quote again...


"Think of the world you carry within you" - Rainer Maria Rilke


Wooooah. I believe this is just what God has been trying to teach me. I am a missionary within myself, I carry the potential to stir up greatness wherever I am. I LOVE that word, carry! God will use us where we are! Did you know that? It's not about where we are, but WHO we carry within us.


"For it is God who works IN you to will and to act according to his good purpose"
Philippians 2:13


So no matter where we are, God is at work within us. So if your dreams are crazy like mine are, just relax and know that God has it ALL under control.


Think of the LOVE OF GOD that you carry within you!
Think of the OPPORTUNITIES that you carry within you!
Think of the POWER that you carry within you!
Think of the LIGHT that you carry within you!
Think of the JOY that you carry within you!
Think of JESUS that you carry within you!


{listening to ----- Fill me up by Jesus Culture}