I feel like since I've gotten back to the Philippines its been not stop going. Driving here, driving there, getting together with people, meetings, classroom prep, and kids kids kids. It's been good, but man by every weekend I feel worn out!
This week though, thankfully, we have a three day weekend and I'm enjoying the quiet peace of my home and spending time with good friends. The Lord has truly blessed me this year. When I was preparing for my return to the Phils this year I wasn't sure what it would look like with a loss of some of my really good friends, my senior girls bible study gone and graduated and a new tough class to whip into shape. And to be perfectly honest I was feeling quite dry in my daily walk with the Lord. I didn't feel like I was learning anything or being challenged. I've been praying that God would work in my life that I would seek the motivation that I lack in my quiet times and that I would see Him work in my life somehow somewhere. I knew that God would answer these prayers, but I just find it really hard to blog or write when I'm feeling like this. Everything seems shallow.
So as I was on our all staff retreat earlier this year one of our senior staff members, who has been here for over 50 years, reminded us that God has granted us a huge blessing of unity at our school. We have over 20 countries represented in our school and most of us coming from different denominational backgrounds and yet there is a huge sense of unity on our campus. The fact that we can come together and work together for the greater purpose is a beautiful picture. God's kingdom is so much greater than denomination!
Then I went to my monday night Bible study and as we began studying 1 Peter 1 I was again encouraged with the differences in my own Bible study and yet how we can still come together and talk about our beliefs and what is fundamentally true. That Christ loves us and has died for those who have sinned. Our unity comes in that we all fall into that category and we have all been called to worship Him with our lives here in the Phils.
Love our God and all that He has in store for us. Please pray that God continues to work in my life and the lives of these missionaries here in the Philippines. They are a beautiful picture of the body of Christ!
This week though, thankfully, we have a three day weekend and I'm enjoying the quiet peace of my home and spending time with good friends. The Lord has truly blessed me this year. When I was preparing for my return to the Phils this year I wasn't sure what it would look like with a loss of some of my really good friends, my senior girls bible study gone and graduated and a new tough class to whip into shape. And to be perfectly honest I was feeling quite dry in my daily walk with the Lord. I didn't feel like I was learning anything or being challenged. I've been praying that God would work in my life that I would seek the motivation that I lack in my quiet times and that I would see Him work in my life somehow somewhere. I knew that God would answer these prayers, but I just find it really hard to blog or write when I'm feeling like this. Everything seems shallow.
So as I was on our all staff retreat earlier this year one of our senior staff members, who has been here for over 50 years, reminded us that God has granted us a huge blessing of unity at our school. We have over 20 countries represented in our school and most of us coming from different denominational backgrounds and yet there is a huge sense of unity on our campus. The fact that we can come together and work together for the greater purpose is a beautiful picture. God's kingdom is so much greater than denomination!
Then I went to my monday night Bible study and as we began studying 1 Peter 1 I was again encouraged with the differences in my own Bible study and yet how we can still come together and talk about our beliefs and what is fundamentally true. That Christ loves us and has died for those who have sinned. Our unity comes in that we all fall into that category and we have all been called to worship Him with our lives here in the Phils.
Love our God and all that He has in store for us. Please pray that God continues to work in my life and the lives of these missionaries here in the Philippines. They are a beautiful picture of the body of Christ!
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