A Chosen Generation

“Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” Colossians 3:2 It is really easy to look at the world around me and be consumed on what’s going on or what’s not happening in my life. I have always been a big planner and tried to have each day mapped out. When I look at my life here it’s the complete opposite of anything I have been used to. God has been teaching me to let go of my desires and my plans and lay them at His feet. That always ending in something far better than I could ever plan out. I have always been someone with a 5 year plan hoping to be from point A to point B in a certain amount of time. I can truly say I have no idea where I’ll be this time next year and I am not worried about it one bit. And that alone blows my mind. One of the biggest things I have learned in this season is to not hold onto things. Learning that people disappoint and I myself can disappoint, but the Lord is always faithful. The more I live the more I realize that my life h

“If we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 This new year has been a rollercoaster of emotions. From really high highs to some really low lows. Feeling motivated one day, but discouraged the next. So many transitions and so many promises falling through. The only thing I can hold on to for certain is God’s word. He has proven my doubts wrong so many times and has blessed me even when I am no where close to deserving it. He blows my mind each day and it makes me realize how real and big my God is. God is so much greater than my own dreams and my own plans and it’s a daily reminder that I am here to serve Him even when that looks like cleaning fruits and veggies. I know that the seeds we plant here may not been seen for years to come, but that’s something worth waiting for because I know that God is moving in Guatemala. What a blessing it is to even have the chance to love on these kids and at times its so easy to forget that when I

“Now godliness with contentment is great gain.” 1 Timothy 6:6 God’s heart can be found in everything. In the small details and the big things. He never fails to amaze me. The more I reflect on God’s grace towards me, the more I discover how undeserving I am. My heart can get so caught up on the physical, but God goes so much deeper than the surface. In this slow period I find myself getting discontent and overthinking if this is what God has for me. At times I feel discouraged in not knowing what I am doing, but He picks me up and reminds me what I am called to do. To love others, lead them to Christ and to be a light in this dark world. It can be a slap in the face examining myself and seeing where my priorities are because they usually point back to my selfish wants instead of the Lord. Once my eyes are taken off myself I truly see why I am here. The people of Guatemala have forever impacted my life. The children here are filled with so much joy and laughter that it can t

“Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle; he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.” Psalm 144:1-2 Constantly reminding myself that He is greater. Greater than my past. Greater than my future. Greater than the things that tend to hold me back from fully seeking His kingdom. All I have to do is call upon His name and let Him move. I can’t keep sticking Him in my pocket when I feel like He can’t do something and I am tired of trying to climb the ladder to what I want to get to on my own. I need Him every moment of everyday and I need to stop living like I don’t. He is my rock. He is my strong tower. He is my deliverer. He is my refuge. He will and He has always been these things. In Him I lack nothing and in Him I am set free. Free from all the guilt and shame that I once held on to so tightly and finally letting God wipe out those