Faith...

Sorry for not updating much... these first two weeks have been really busy. God has blessed me so much with all my classes and minsitry. I have been blessed with getting to do children's ministry on sundays, and helping out at Kadena on tuesday's in Child care. I love these kids, and it's such a blessing to be able to share the love of Christ with them, even if it's just a hug or whipping a nose. ^__^

God has really been showing me His amazing faithfulness... even when I am not faithful...
Some of you know, but for about 4 months I have had a sickness called I.B.S, which basically means that my stomach does not digest food correctly. and so it makes eating very hard and causes tons of pain. but threw this God strengthened me with this verse, 2nd Corinthians 12:9-10,

"And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in repraoches, in neds, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when i am weak, then I am strong."

God has shown me that when I am weak, HE is strong. and a friend of mine also pointed out that 'infirmities' can also mean a physical weakness, which GOd showed me that even though I have this sickness and it makes me weak, in God's strength I am strong.

And when I traveled to Okinawa for my 3rd semester, I ran into some trouble getting here. when I am stressed my I.B.S acts up and gets really bad to where i cannot even move hardly, and so I was super stressed from tons of school work from my second semester of Bible college, and also tons of SPiritual warfare. so when the day came to fly to OKinawa, Ic ould hardly even move. but GOd by HIs amazing grace, when I could not even move, God provided everything so I could rest and fly the following day. and God gave me the strength to go the following day.

God has also showed me HIs amazing faithfulness in finishing up my classes. God has blessed me with having extra time to finish my last two papers from last semester. I could never do it... but by God's strength I was able to. and GOd just continues to show me to rely completely on HIm and not myself.

there are so many other things that GOd has been showing me, but the one thing that sticks out the most is HIs faithfulness. during my 2nd semester of CCBC, GOd put it on my heart to start practicing the guitar again. and HE really blessed me so much with this. when I came to okinawa I was like, "GOd why did you have me practice when I will never use it here, no one knows I can play". but GOd just kept telling me that it does not matter what other people say or think, I am worshiping GOd to glorify HIs name and HIS name alone. we are not to be people pleasers but to please GOd. and so many times I worry about what other people say, but GOd keeps showing me that all that matters is what GOd says. and God has blessed me with being able to just worship HIm and also to play the box again also. GOd is truly amazing! ^__^

I have so much to say, but I will sum it up to this: GOd is faithfull, even when we are not. GOd cannot deny HImself and HE loves us so much. I don't deserve anything and yet everyday GOd pulls me through and blesses me way beyond what I Could ever imagine. God alwyas provides. and I want to encourage everyone to seek God, and His kingdom. and everything else falls into place... GOd is good!