Unbiased Love

One of my friends taught me a lesson about unbiased love the other day on an excursion to get Dairy Queen ice cream for a study break. I gave my order to the worker for my ice cream as a means to receive the delicious treat. I didn't think twice about the woman who took my order. My friend stepped up after me and treated the worker as a friend. She began to speak with her about where she was from, etc. Even though it was a small gesture I was able to observe this worker's day brighten just because someone took a moment to notice them. I can't even say it was my friend in herself, but Christ working through her. And I praise God for her example for my own life. I pray Christ will work in me to touch others like that, even if only in a small way.

Allowing God to Lead

How does one come to know God's will in their life? The present chapter in my life is coming to a close and I''m preparing to start a new chapter following my graduation in June. I'm struggling with several directions in which I may choose to take. I wish I could sit back and expect God to light the right path with flashing green lights indicating that "this is the way you should go." I have felt God's leading with that level of clarity before, but currently I do not feel a clear calling. I don't know whether I'm mixing up my own desires for my life with those of God's. I don't want to make decisions on what I think is best for my life, but on what God knows is best for my life. I want God to prepare me to do His will and help others come to know Christ. The bible gives many examples expressing our need to trust in God and hold onto Him. It also promises that God will come through and will lead us. So I trust that God WILL COME THROUGH. There is still 7 months for God to reveal the plan he has for me. Please pray that I am not anxious, but that I find peace in the unknown. Isaiah 41:13 states that God will take my right hand and tells me to not fear, for He will help me. In some ways, one can find encouragement in knowing so little about their future. Jeremiah 29:11 tells us that God knows his plans for our life and that those plans are to give us prosperity and a future. This gives me the chance to put my faith in someone greater than I. I put my faith, trust, and future in Christ who knows my own soul better than I do. Pray that I am patient, but not stagnant in my present situation. I have struggled with always looking to the future as being a better place and opportunity to serve. I pray Christ allows each of us to believe that we can change a life now. There is no point to wait. Being in school is such a selfish occupation at times because we become so absorbed with our own education that we miss reaching out to those around us. We're tired, but God can give us the strength to give a little more. What are we waiting for? I have the opportunity on clinic to treat people as I would Christ, but I often fail due to being tired, discouraged, or irritated because my patient is difficult. I praise God for certain individuals he has put in my life that remind me of how I can treat everyone as Christ would around me.