Hi people I know I’ve been quiet for a while — so sorry about that. Here’s a little piece of what God is teaching me and what my life looks like these days.
Jeremiah 18 talks about God being a potter, shaping and molding his people in his hands.
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:“Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.
God has been showing me the difference in the way we put ourselves in his hands. You see, if you put yourself in God’s hands as an already made piece of pottery, he doesn’t have much room to work with. If you tried to change a piece of pottery, it would just end up painfully breaking. But when you place your heart and life into his hands as a clump of soft clay he can easily mold and shape you. It’s so easy to sit here and pretend to give God control to reshape my heart and mind but extremely difficult to actually let that happen.
So!! let yourself be changed
Let yourself be molded
Soften your heart
Open your mind
Let God move
Let God change you
I am still living in Quito working with COVi. This past month we have taken on a new project though!! We are working on renovating the psychology center/building at COVi. The building needed some TLC and it already looks so much better. So far we have sanded and repainted the inside walls. Next, we want to put in new flooring, paint the outside, get a new cabinet and decorate with pictures and canvases. My team and I are actually doing a little fundraiser to help raise money for this project, so if you want to donate towards this project just follow the link!!
http://give.adventures.org/campaign.asp?campaignid=1139
Spending thanksgiving away from home was extremely difficult. This past week in general has just been hard for me. Trying to choose joy everyday while also accepting the fact that it’s okay to not be okay. As people, we are all in different places. That’s what is so cool about genuine friendships — the way we pull each other up or get pulled up by someone. We either step up and pour out or we sit back and let someone pour into us.
Here’s some pictures from the past few weeks!!
I turned 20!!!
Swing at the end of the world!!!
exploring old churches!!
I am still in need of funds, so please consider donating towards my race!! I am so grateful for the army of people at home supporting me and praying for me everyday. I wish I could say thank you to every single person, but I can’t. Love and miss you all (oh and happy thanksgiving)!!!!
much love,
Linds
