You better Belize it!

So i am back from Belize and what an amazing trip. I was laying in bed last night and a big part of me wanted to be back in Belize. God used this trip to reassure me that mission is where he wants me to be. To recap the week, all our travel went smoothly and the campus is beautiful. The boys at the school are awesome and i made some great friends. I was able to go into some villages on monday and talk to some kids about the camp which started on tuesday. I was one of the camp leaders which meant i would be over about 17 boys. Before the camp would start i was able to lead a devotion for all the boys at the school and our group. I spoke on 2 corinthians 3:18 and I think I learned more than anyone else. Being a group leader i had the opportunity to lead 4 bible studies throughout the camp. The camp was called "Here and Now" talking about living for God now instead of waiting for him. It was based on Joshua and how he made himself available to God while Moses was still leading. I also learned alot as I studied to prepair for these. On the last bible study with the boys I felt led to share my testimony with them. I was able to share with them the amazing impact God is in my life and what i feel he is leading me to do. I thank God for the opportunity to be apart of His kingdom work and hope he will use me again. Christ become even more the focal point of my life. I don't think i really saw God's work on my life until I was back home and laying in bed thinking about the whole trip. He strenthened my desire to do his will and to help shape students to be a beacon of light for him in this dark world.

Truths

I just wanted to write a short bit on what God has taught me this week. It is something i feel he has been trying to teach me for a long time, and it was while listening to a sermon by Paul Washer that it was revealed to me. On a side note, God has used Paul Washer greatly to teach me his truths. If you know me, you know i have had my house up for sale for a while, well also i have my truck, a set of tires, and my mountain bike for sale. I am doing whatever i can to get out of debt so that i can go to seminary and follow Gods call on my life. So i have for a while been very easy with giving God all my stuff. He took away my desire to have stuff. It was just last week though that the stuff in my life is not what God really wants from me, the most important thing God wants me to lay down at his feet is my life, and i don't just mean in salvation, but in sanctification. I have realized that my time was not honoring God, even as involved into church as I am, I am doing alot of stuff in church, that keeps me really busy, but my personal relationship with Christ was not growing. I have not been truly studying his word, I was reading little devotions, but what is that, 5 min with God then throw him back on the shelf until tomorrow night. The time i spend with Jesus should be 24 hours a day, and also spend specific time studying his word myself and not just rely on someone elses study. I have come to realize that when i spend time listening to sermons on my ipod (thank you itunes) and studying my Bible, my days are amazing. I have prayed deeply for a while that God would take control of my finances, and just since i have made the covenant with God about my time, my tires sold today, and also my house is showing today which it has not done in over two months. So the truth i learned is that when you finally open your ears and hear what God is trying to teach you and you listen and apply it, he will bless you for following in his will on your life. God is so awesome and I know he will continue to reveal himself and his truths to me!