Matthew 28:19-20

"Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Can I get a "whoop whoop" for my Lord Jesus!?

So, as you know, its been a pretty hard month for Linds and I. Set-ups have been quite difficult and well, we have been pretty unmotivated until...NOW! You know, Satan can be pretty sneaky with his ways of getting us down because he does not want us to do God's will. And, God's will is enjoyable, not always during the moment, but in the end it is! Its accomplishing! What I'm trying to say is, Linds and I started a bible study together that took us through the beginning of the book of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. Paul is writing to them about to continuing to persevere under hard times and that suffering for God is actually a privelege!! Ok, so you're thining, "what? Suffering..a privelege? Get real, Jess." But the thing is, when we have suffering, when hard times strike, when life feels crappy, its actually an opportunity! Its an opportunity to allow God's amazing grace to enter into play! The thing this, like I said many times before, we cannot live this life alone. That is why God asks for a relationship with Him! Today I spoke at Harding High School in Fort Wayne, IN and God gave me the words to tell these kids, "You can choose your attitude, you can choose to see situations as a problem, or a challenge. You can let it knock you down or you can see it as an opportunity to make you stronger. We choose our attitudes!" That goes for us! We can choose to see things in positive or negatives lights. The thing is, with Christ, THERE IS HOPE IN EVERY SITUATION!! Nothing is unbearable because God is in control! He never gives us more than we can handle and when we think we can't handle it, well, guess what! YES, YOU CAN! Its like working out, you gotta persevere under training! You can run that extra mile, you can lift that other 10lbs, you can do 10 more reps! because you wanna build muscle, endurance, strength! Come on guys! Lets praise the Lord Jesus for His strength! The thing is, through this bible study Linds and I are doing, its a book study her mom gave us called "Living Victoriously In Difficult Times", it helped me grasp where my mindset was lately. The past few weeks, I dreaded doing set-ups because I felt like I had no strength left, however GOD gives me strength! Its not about the set-ups, its not about the line-ups, its about God's will and ministering to these students! I had one student come up and thank me for us coming and doing this! He was a senior planning to go to Ball State to study pharmacy! Thats why God has me doing this job! To be a light in the darkness...to be a representative of hope in Christ to people! AHH!! God is soo good! He is so faithful in our times of dryness! Oh keep loving Him he is sooo good!! Mmm..Mmm!!

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