far as the East is from the West

Please, I ask you to think differently, think outside of the box, be bold and do not be afraid to do the opposite of everyone else.

This was a big struggle for me as I was choosing the next step in my life. Do I go to college? Do I take a gap year? I was afraid to be different and unconventional. I wanted to follow the crowd but that wasn’t what God had planned for me!! The moment I surrendered all of my plans for college, was the moment Father God was able to guide me on what was next. To me it felt crazy that I would not be doing the traditional things after high school.

Instead of going with the crowd, I am able to do missions and grow in all that Father God has for me! I am surrounded by people who are all going after the same goal, “to know God and to make Him known”. I am able to do what I wanted to do in college – to heal people and love them!!! Truly what a time to be alive!!! I left the country for 2 months about a week ago (talk about insane!!!).

Each and everyday I simply fall more in love with Father God. Instead of trying to figure out how God is going to be involved in my life, he reveals how I am involved in His story. If you “Delight yourself in the Lord, he will give you the desires of your heart.” [Psalm 37:4]. He revealed to me my desire of serving others when I let Him lead me (PRAISE THE LAMB because I couldn’t do it on my own!!!!!). I still make my own decisions but I don’t rely on my own strength and knowledge of what I should do, I trust that Father has much bigger plans than I could even imagine and I follow him in the small things. By doing this, Father has continually asked me to trust him in whatever he has for me.

Do I trust God with my future and all that he has? Oh yes absolutely! I have seen God do the craziest things if you give him your time and future, He will knock your socks off. Do not be afraid to go against the grain!!

(here are some pictures from the first week of my outreach!)