El Salvador 2009

Today I am grateful. Grateful to have a job that offers 9 weeks of summer break. Grateful to know the Spanish language. Grateful that I enjoy traveling to foreign countries. Grateful that I have a heart for the children and ministry at Love and Hope in Nejapa, El Salvador. Before I knew who Jesus was and what He did for me (and you) on the cross, the Lord had already created these specific desires of mine to be used for His glory. I am grateful to Him for this next journey. Won't you join me as I blog about the next 2 months at Love and Hope?



Lately I have heard several different sermons speaking the same message to me. Two words sum up the message well, "CHANGE" and "LED". (I'm not talking President Obama's kind of change!) I want to fulfill the God's purpose for my life, this summer, in El Salvador and this day. In order to do that I must continue to CHANGE and be LED by Him through His Holy Spirit. Here are some scriptures that are helping me CHANGE and be LED.



"I have labored to no purpose; I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing. Yet what is due me is in the LORD's hand, and my reward is with my God." Isa 49:4



Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Cor 15:58



'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty. Zech 4:6



Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. Psa 127:1



When I think about how much time I have wasted just doing things that have no eternal purpose or value, it makes me sick! The scariest part is to think that I was actually doing something that mattered and to realize that maybe it was in vain and not aligned with God's purpose for me. I am focusing my eyes on His work by His spirit while I am away and when I return. Pray for me about these things if you feel so LED.