I had a leadership retreat for my college ministry yesterday. Basically, our ministry has gone through lots of changes in the past semester and we are working to serve God in the precious city of Denton. There are lots of broken hearts that need to be mended and that's one of the reasons why I felt led to help. Our hearts need to break. We have to learn how to love and make relationships with others in a way that would bring them closer to the Lord. He is so gracious and so loving. My desire and longing is for everyone in my life who is lost to come to that realization and connect with the Lord in ways that you would never think would feel so tangible! This weekend was really amazing because we got to hear what other people on the leadership felt and thought about this upcoming semesters with their goals and fears. I feel like I have a deep connection with everyone and that's so amazing because we are all striving for the same desires. I love that. I am so stoked about all the ideas and all the times that we are going to spend with each other. I love that we have the same mindset on God and it's just great to be able to pray and discuss with each other the word. I am also really amazed about how loving we all are and how we are able to fellowship with each other. I love that I can stay up until 3:45 AM with these friends who just continue to make me laugh and play cards. I would stay up just to hangout like that and it was incredible to see how God is working in our lives and how He is setting that bondage with each other! How He knows how to use us as a team.. WOW. WOW. WOW.
I am so excited for this semester as well as this summer. I am just ready to serve and LOVE.
That's it.
It's all about God. He created such a beautiful world with just dust. And the hope that he brings into this world. All praise. All glory. I pray for obedience and strength for this semester that it is all in the hands of the Lord and that HE will lead me. How HE will inspire me and give me eyes to see, a tongue to speak and ears to listen intently to Him and to others. I am ready. I am pumped. Even if I have to wake up early, sleep late, sacrifice my day for someone else, carpool etc. I will if it is God's will for His Kingdom.
I have to admit, there are many many many many times where I have neglected and ignored a person while they are looking for someone to talk to them. I have realized that through Austin who is speaking from God that I cannot be ignorant like that and I CANNOT play it safe. How will that help anyone? I need to break out of this shell and I need to love. I need to care. My heart needs to be broken for others. It needs to be broken for Jesus.
And it has to learn how to love.
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