3 more weeks!

ok friends, so this has been a really great weekend :)
first - i just have to say that the fact that all my worries and stresses have literally been lifted (well the big ones ;) ), regarding the trip and just everything...just reassures me that God is faithful. it has been a really tough month. a very testing, trying month and i just am so grateful for the times when God is forming me, but also so grateful for when the darkness fades and we can come out of the craziness stronger and more at peace than before...knowing Him and trusting Him on a whole new level. and do you want to know my favorite part about when we go through big things, big steps of faith...? is that we can know that something big is coming, because we have placed ourselves completely in His hands and THAT place is where we can feel Him the most :) and also, in going through the dark, confusing time, and getting back to the place of peace...i can see Gods faithfulness in a whole new way. He called us, He said to hang onto the truth, He said to keep fighting...and here we are. not quite gone yet, but SO close...after all of satan's incredibly incessant attempts to get to this team...we are still going to Mexico, still following the call, and i feel like we are stronger because of all it took to get where we are now. and i am SO excited to see what is coming!!!!!!

especially seeing it come together! we had a GREAT practice on saturday morning...not everyone was there, but the people that were, got through a lot and we learned a lot and our new girl/jesus actors are learning it QUICK. so that is a huge blessing and accomplishment.
we also taught a new drama, its one that i learned while with YWAM and it goes with carman's song "mission 3:16". its all about spiritual warfare...and my favorite part is the angels...:) they are not the pretty, sweet angels we sometimes picture, but the tough, WARRIOR angels with swords and battle faces. ;) its good stuff, and a great picture of what satans true intentions are for us.

so yeah - thank you team for a great practice!!!

but i just had such a great weekend...God is definitely a God who loves to see His children smile. He just blesses us and its such an amazing thing. :) how great that He knows us personally and knows what will make us just stop and just have that smile that comes all the way from the inside, even just with little things. i am just so in awe of Him and His incredible faithfulness.
He loves us SO much. we dont deserve it, we havent earned it...but its there. so we better embrace it and just lay back into His arms and just soak Him in. just rest and love Him back. love Him by letting go of everything else and just hearing His voice and His plan. take the time to learn His voice. He will pour out and He will lead us to amazing things and places, all while we're in His arms. why would we ever fight that???
what could we possibly search for that could be better? embrace it now!
find out what it truly means to fall in love with Him...NOW.
let Him romance you...because He knows you and He is just waiting to surprise you with something that will put an amazing smile on your face and all you can think is "aww, thank you God..."
because no one else could have possibly known or pulled it off. :)

through the last month, here is my encouragement to you...learn His voice. hear it and hang onto it. shut out the voice of doubt and fear, just ignore it. focus on the truth and fight with everything in you...pray pray pray for you and the people around you going through the same thing. pray. listen for His voice. and dont stop fighting...its hard its tough, but it WILL PASS. the craziness WILL END. YOU WILL GET THROUGH AND EXPERIENCE WHAT HE IS CALLING YOU TO if you just trust Him and keep fighting. and you will breathe again...:)

im just realizing again how great He is, falling in love with Him again...realizing how close and how sovereign and how beautiful He is.
so thank you for letting me share that with you.
and i pray that as you read this - the Holy Spirit will just pour out and remind you of how much He loves you.

Isaiah 43:1-5
God personally declares His love for you...amazing.