"Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ
to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family
by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.
This is what he wanted to do,
and it gave him great pleasure.
So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us
who belong to his dear Son.
He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom
with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins."
Ephesians 1:4-7
As my relationship with God becomes more personal, the desire to please and glorify Him has grown and has taken on new forms. I am learning to believe that I am who He says I am. I am a new creation no longer tied to the limitations I've blindly clung to. His grace compels me to live differently. As I begin to get a glimpse of the sheer beauty of His grace, how can I respond with anything but...Yes!
And so, with a very willing and grateful Yes! I prepare to follow His leading to join a mission trip to Africa. Do I understand the whats and whys yet? Not at all, but I trust that those answers will become crystal clear when the time comes. I trust He will break our hearts in just the right places and fill us with unspeakable joy - all at the same time. I trust that He will do what He does best - enable and transform. I'm finally ready and am grateful for His loving patience.
Glory to God!
And so, with a very willing and grateful Yes! I prepare to follow His leading to join a mission trip to Africa. Do I understand the whats and whys yet? Not at all, but I trust that those answers will become crystal clear when the time comes. I trust He will break our hearts in just the right places and fill us with unspeakable joy - all at the same time. I trust that He will do what He does best - enable and transform. I'm finally ready and am grateful for His loving patience.
Glory to God!
