Spiritual Growth
Missions!!!
“Here am I. Send me!” ~Isaiah 6:8b So I know I’m already going to Spain this summer with the orchestra…and I know this is really sudden…but this is SO awesome! I think I’m going to go on a mission trip to Juarez, Mexico this summer to help at an orphanage!!! Tonight at Bible study, my … Continue reading
Praise God instead!
So often when we go through trials we just want to escape them. We want to run away and hide rather than face our difficult times. I have definitely felt this way at times in the past few weeks. God has been working in my life a lot this semester, and I have realized that … Continue reading
Sequel to “Friendship”
As the girls were chatting the next day, another closet started to crack open. The girls looked at each other and then stood up. The shy girl moved forward at once and beckoned for her friend to come. Her friend hesitated and stepped forward slowly. The stuff in this closet was not as old and … Continue reading
Colossians or Colossiens?
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then … Continue reading
Becoming a woman of prayer
I’ve always admired those people who come up to you and ask you how you’re doing and tell you that they’ve been praying for you. I’ve always wanted to be just like them, but if I haven’t been praying for someone, I don’t want to say that. I would often write down prayer requests and … Continue reading
Friendship
The young girl lifted her eyes to the small cottage snuggled in the hills. A clear stream rippled by in front of the house, and the flowers bloomed bright and colorful all around. Carefully, the girl stepped over the little wooden bridge and across the cobblestones to the front door. She knocked and was greeted … Continue reading
Me first
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also the interests of others.” ~Philippians 2:3-4 I LOVE Philippians chapter 2. The whole chapter applies to making yourself a servant and putting others above yourselves, … Continue reading