The Lord is Peace.
Peace seems like such an easy thing to grasp except for those times that I am the furthest from it. When I am in the midst of a struggle or trial, it seems impossible to find peace sometimes. God has been teaching me about my identity in Him the last couple weeks. He has shown me how I look for affirmation from others, and how that it shapes how I feel. I have let my situations, the way I feel people see me, and the way people interact with me shape how I felt about myself and about my day overall. I don’t think anyone wants to live that way. And that’s a good because God never intended for us to. We are made in His image. We are heirs with Christ. We have God’s promises of who we are in Him and contrary to how I’ve lived, that’s all we need.
In God, we are:
Loved unconditionally
Promised perfect peace
Provided for
Seen as blameless
The list goes on and on. God is so good even when we don’t think He is.
To update on ministry, we have been working with an organization called Mi Arca. They spend their days ministering to kids that live in the street, that don’t have families, and kids that need love. What we have done with them so far is teach some Spanish to the younger ones, put on a play, and visited a sick child in the hospital. It has been challenging, exciting, and fun to do work with these kids! Please continue to keep me and my team in your prayers!
