Today, I got a letter in the mail. It was a letter from CIY, the place I worked for this summer. I had no idea what it was until I opened it up. It was a letter that I wrote to myself at the end of the summer. It is letter of encouragement and a reminder of everything I learned this summer. I started tearing up just reading it. It really reminded me of what God was doing in my life and the things he taught me. I had so many memories just pop in my head from this summer that it made me a little emotional. It's hard to put into words everything that happened. God started teaching me so much about myself and what I'm capable of doing. I learned practical things that I can use in other teams that I'm involved in.
This letter was a reminder that I can be used by God and that he does open doors. During my summer, I was offered the opportunity to be on our college age leadership team at my church. It was an awesome answer to my prayer of wanting to get more involved in my church. Now, I help lead 2 teams that I couldn't be more excited about. I absolutely love my church and helping them do ministry. This leads to the doors he is starting to close. I officially stepped down from the leadership team at the Baptist Student Union at MSSU so that I can focus on my school and other leadership teams that I am on. It was a really hard decision to make, but I know that it was the decision God was calling me to. Taking 21 hours, working 3 part time jobs (2 are kinda the same though), and being on 3 leadership teams seemed way to much for me to handle for 1 semester. I'm excited to what other doors God opens and shuts.
God always seems to place encouragement at just the right time. It's crazy to think that I wrote this letter and 4 months later I need to hear those words. God does some awesome things!
Kristin
Isaiah 41:10
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