Well, Honduras has come and gone. What
God did this past month in Tegucigalpa is worthy of multiple blogs
and stories. For now, I will share a simple story of a sunset.
My friend and myself hiked out to what
we called “the sunset spot,� an area about 15 minutes from our
house that reminds me of something out of Pride and Prejudice. As
the sun began to set, I put on the song “Nothing I Hold Onto� by
the United Pursuit Band. There is one line in the song that had been
stuck in my head for days, possibly weeks. “I give it all to you
God, trusting that You’ll make something beautiful out of me.â€� As
I stood, singing, watching the sunset, I truly felt that whatever
life God had for me is the life I wanted. I have had moments of
surrender before. Most have involved my hands in the air, kneeling
on the ground, weeping. The moments where I laid things down before
the Lord that had been holding me back. Moments where I realized I
had been choosing myself over Him and was ready to change. But, this
moment was a little different. I didn’t fall to my knees in
brokenness, I didn’t weep, I didn’t feel that I had anything specific
I needed to give up to Him. What I felt was the complete truth of
the words I singing- I give it all to You God, trusting that You’ll
make something beautiful out me. I 100% believed those words and
knew I was speaking truth. I was giving it all to Him and I knew He
had (has) a beautiful life in store for me. I knew He was going to
continue to refine me into a beautiful image of His son. I was
filled with so much joy, peace, love, and excitement for whatever was
coming. I had a moment of sweet surrender the Lord. There was
nothing I wanted in life, if it wasn’t what God had in store for
me. I told a friend about this sunset and he called it “a holy
moment.â€� I liked that. So that’s what I am calling it. I had a
holy moment with the Lord.
(photos by Chris Beaudoin from E Squad!)
Loves.
– Hannah
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