Here's My Heart

First off, let me start by saying that I am sorry for not posting anything in awhile. My life has been kind of hectic these past few months! However, right now I am currently on a plane, getting ready to start the best three and a half weeks of my life. I am about to begin a summer project in Jackson Hole, Wyoming through my campus ministry at UGA. Through this summer project, I will learn more about God and seeking a relationship with Him, as well as learn how to help others seek a relationship with Him. 

Going into this trip, I wasn't nervous at all but I was definitely excited. I told anyone and everyone about my trip and I could not wait for it to get here. Now that I am on the plane, it is all becoming real. These three and a half weeks are going to radically change my life and I don't think I have quite gotten that through my head yet. 

Everyone has told me that I am going to fall in love with Jackson Hole, that it is the most breathtaking place you could visit. But as I thought about that I realized that I am not going to fall in love with the place, I am going to fall further in love with God. I want people to know I am head over heels in love with the Lord the moment they meet me. I want Him to he the first person I go to whenever something good or bad happens in my life. I want prayer to be my answer for everything. I want God. I am setting my expectations high for this trip because I know I serve a mighty God who is still going to amaze even if I expect so much. 

2 Corinthians 12:9 is a verse I have been thinking a lot about lately.

But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." 

For some reason, it has been constantly popping in my head and I think I've realized why. I am afraid of my weaknesses, I hide them from everyone I meet and it takes a lot of trust for me to portray them to people. By doing this, God's power is not resting in me. I am not admitting that I need Him in order to love Him. By boasting in my weaknesses, God's power and grace will shine through me and on to everyone I meet. This is what I want and this is what I hope to get out of this trip. As I was finishing up this post the song "Here's My Heart" from Passion came on my iPod. This song is the perfect reminder of how magnificently wonderful God is:  "You are strong. You are sure. You are life. You endure. You are good, always true. You are light breaking through." The verse "Here's my heart Lord, speak what it is true" perfectly sums up what I want from this trip. 

I hope you have a wonderful week! 

God Bless!