Well lots has changed in the past couple weeks and now I am in Louisville, KY doing a School of Ministry Development with the YWAM here. It all came about really quickly just a few days before the school started--and the school started one week ago. So... through the school we are required to keep up with a journal each week and we can do it through blogging...thus--the reason for this blog and several to come.
Our teaching this week was on our passions/core values that we base our life on. It was definitely good for me to think about what my values are and how they came to be. The Lord showed me several things about myself and different motivations i have that need purifying in light of His glory and the fact that He alone is worthy of our devotion and praise. The teacher spoke many times about God's ultimate passion being the glory of His name and how we are to align ourselves with His passions. Through these teachings I was reminded again of the worthiness of God. He is passionate about His glory because He is God. He is all powerful, all mighty, always just, always faithful. He is love, mercy, grace. He is.
Through the teaching, times of prayer, and studying the word the Lord has shown me that many of my values come from a self-glorifying heart instead of a God-glorifying heart. He showed me that this will be a season in which i need to be diligent in walking through what He is bringing my way--no longer reluctant or unwilling. I pray I will continue in His grace to do these things.
One of the challenges this week has been transitioning to a new place and starting over yet again. The school I am in is unique in that everyone just completed a discipleship training school all together...except for me. It has been stretching this week to not allow myself to "hide". It is perhaps easiest for me to be alone--or with really close friends. It would be easy for me to not to much and stay out of the group but by His grace I think i did alright in trying to stay involved.
I leave you with this picture of a few of the kids I love in india. ive thought of them often this week and i miss them dearly!
