I was ever so blessed this past weekend to go on a retreat to Lake Atitlan.
It was a time for…
Re-energizing
Hiking up a volcano!!
Bonding with squadmates
Killing nasty spiders a foot away from my pillow before bed
Taking a dip in the beautiful lake
Dancing with friends
Enjoying His creation & feeling so small in it
Being refreshed
Writing a couple love letters <3
Worshiping Him
Savoring some free time
Taking little boats as our public transportation 🙂
Resttt..
Being free & remembering TRUTH
Eating PB&J's! and having a glass of fresh orange juice
Learning valuable lessons, such as: climbing 3 hours up a volcano is 4x easier for me than going 2 hours down; a walking stick while I am hiking is a must [it probably saved me a dozen falls]; how difficulties and challenges will be a theme this year, but it will be worth it and grow our ability to endure and persevere; how the body of Christ can be such an encouragement & often not use words; how the Lord is sovereign & faithful [our hiking guides said we needed to hurry if we wanted to get to the top and not just see clouds, but a number of people felt the Lord say that He was going to part the clouds when we arrived. We decided to keep our pace and allowed our bodies rest when needed, and sure enough when we got to the top the massive cloud parted and revealed the most amazing view].
The whole weekend was such a sweet and beautiful gift from the Lord. Someone I was with was just astonished after seeing the view from the top of the volcano and then swimming in the lake and asked "We are so blessed! What the heck did we do to deserve this?" I simply said "Nothing. It's just grace." Because that's the truth.. His favor and grace are unearnable and He just loves us like crazy. There is nothing I could have done or could do to deserve such a blessing; that's why it's a blessing.
Thank you, Jesus. <3
Prayer Requests:
That I would view each day as a gift.
That I would remember how much grace He has lavished upon me and that I would then pour it out generously onto others.
That I would fall more in love with Him with each day.
