my prayer for today {July.18.2010}

I know I'm about a million years  behind on posting photos for my 365 day project... But I just wanted to share this.


When anxiety was great within me, 
your consolation* brought me joy. 
Psalm 94:19
*consolation: comfort, solace, relief


Fear, anxiety, and worry have been super present in my life since I made the decision to spend two years in the Dominican Republic working with Makarios. I know its natural to have fears about big changes and I'm aware that the enemy often tries to get a foothold through the aforementioned 3 things... So today I pray. Today I pray the Psalmist's words. Today I ask God for his comfort. I ask the Lord to replace my anxiety with his joy. With his perfect peace. Amen.


PS- Stay tuned for... visual changes to the blog, support raising stuff, AND  all the photos I'm supposed to be uploading everyday!

#114. silent night, holy night

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.

After several Christmas songs and a message, my church dims the lights and we sing Silent Night by candlelight. 

I have alot on my mind.. so be prepared..

Before I started this 365 day project, I used blog randomly about my life. In those blog posts I sometimes included "my prayer for today".. in which I would share what I would be praying for that day. I think I'm going to start doing that again.. starting with today.

My prayer for today- 

You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. - Psalm 16:11.

If you know me well.. you know that I tend to thrive off of the Christmas season "cheer." I begin to listen to Christmas music way too early, I constantly check ABC Family to see what they are playing within their 25 days of Christmas series, and I get a little over excited about holiday decorations.

Well this year finals sucked the life out of my Christmas cheer.  And after my hades weeks of finals were over,  I came home to the GRINCHIEST (yes I made "grinch" an adjective) household ever. This Christmas season has been unconventional & frustrating, but through all my disappointment I was reminded (by a friend and through my own personal conviction) that its not really okay to thrive off of all the materialistic things of Christmas. Instead, I ought to find joy in what Christmas is really about.. God loving us so much that he made the sacrifice of coming into this dark world, in order to shine His light into it.  

So thats my prayer for today (and for the next couple days, and really for the rest of my life), that I would find joy in light of Him, and not expect anything else to bring me the joy that God gives.  

my prayer for today (7. 14. 2010)

"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails." -Proverbs 19:21

I have been hardcore daydreaming/planning/thinking about my future nonstop since last week. True story, I´m almost always daydreaming about my future BUT last week I came up with a certain idea (or God planted it in my head.. not quite sure yet) that seems SO realistic for my future, that puts all my past ideas to shame. We´ll see. I´m praying that God would  remind me of this verse every time I have these "daydreaming moments", that I would simply trust that he is going to reveal HIS plans for me sooner or later, and that I would be patient.

- Next blog post: my 5 day mini vacation in the beautiful town, CUENCA!

my prayer for today (5.20.2010)

•If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind - James 1:5
•Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. - Proverbs 3:7
•Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.- Jeremiah 32:17

As I spend time over the next 3 weeks brushing up on my Spanish.. I'm praying that God would give me the wisdom and knowledge to take my Spanish skills to the next level. I'm praying for complete humility. I'm praying that when I think its difficult, I would remember nothing is too hard for him. I'm praying that I would not rely on my own ability to do this but instead, trust and rely on him.
After all, he already knows Spanish ;)

3 Weeks and counting until Ecuador!

my prayer for today (5.2.10.)

The LORD is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
Psalm 145:18

my prayer for today (4.17.10)

"You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you"- Isaiah 26:3

I've check my phone and email about every half hour. I am anxious. I am worried. 
I want your perfect peace, God. Help my thoughts to be fixed on you, and nothing else.