This week has been a wonderful week! I want to share with you a devotion I have been chewing on this week!
It comes from a small book called "Come Away My Beloved" by Frances J. Roberts. Each small devotion is written like God is speaking directly to you! I love it so much. Here is the one that has really hit home lately. I pray the Lord touches your heart with these words.
"Give Me a Drink"
Behold, the time is short. Be not entangled in the things of the world, for they are transitory (not permanent). Be not over-concerned as to thy personal needs, for your Heavenly Father knows what you need and He will supply. But let thine uppermost concern be to carry out My will and purpose for thy life, to be sensitive to My guidance, and to keep thine ear open toward Heaven
Miss anything else, but don't miss My voice. Other voices may introduce disharmony, but My voice will always bring peace to thy heart and clarity to thy thinking. For ye shall hear My voice behind thee saying: This is the way, walk in it, when thou turnest to the left hand or the right.
Yea, I will keep thee in the center of My will and My being, lest on the one hand ye move into coldness and doubt, or on the other hand ye be carried away by fleshly zeal. But there is no neutrality in the center. This is not an arbitrary position. For I will fill thee with the abundance of My own life.
Thy heart will burn with the Fire of My Love. Thou shalt rejoice in all kinds of circumstances because I will share with thee My joy; and My joy is completely disassociated with the world and with the people of the world. But I joy in those who joy in Me. My love I pour out to those who pour out their lives to Me.
"Give and ye shall receive" is a spiritual law that holds true as much between thyself and God as between man and his fellowman. Even more so, for this is a higher plane of operation. Learn it on the highest plane, and it will become simple and automatic at the human level.
And even as I said to the woman at the well (knowing her need of true satisfaction), "Give Me a drink," so I say to you, Give Me a portion of the love ye have-- even though it be limited and natural, and I will give you My love in return. Love that is Infinite. Love that is Abounding. Love that will gush forth from thy life to refresh others.
Give Me just a cupful of your limited affection. I long for it. I weep for it as I wept for the love of Jerusalem. i will pour out upon you such love as ye have never known. Love that will flood your whole being with such satisfaction as ye never dreamed possible to experience except in Heaven. Lo, I beg of thee, "Give Me a drink." Or in the language of Elijah, "Bake me a little cake first," and thou wilt never lack for meal and oil (1 Kings 17:13-16)
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Moments of Joy
Forgive me for my lack of communication the past few weeks! Camp has consumed all my time! We are completing our first week of campers! On Monday, me and my co-counselor Hailey received 10 girls to "mother" until June 22nd! So far these 5th graders have been wonderful to spend time with. They all have different personalities and I just never know what to expect from them! I couldn't help but smile with pride as my girls got dressed for Sunday school this morning. Each one of them looked beautiful in their Sunday best!
Camp Greystone is a camp like no other. The girls get to go to 14 different activities while they are here. It is kind of like school...7 periods MWF and 7 different classes TTS. I love hearing what each one of them accomplish in their different classes. The difficult part is remembering what each one of them are taking!
Hailey and I are teaching golf together. We have 4 periods a day, 1 free period to clean up, and then I teach painting for 2 periods. In painting, we have a head instructor who teaches painting to college students and spends her summers here at Greystone. It is wonderful not having to come up with projects and being able to work on projects ourselves too! Golf is a different story. Truthfully, it has caused us both some discouragement and frustration. To begin with, golf has never been a hobby of mine...by no means am I a pro. But we have both quickly realized that there is not much enjoyment in golf when you do not have a course to play on. Pray that we would both find encouragement with this and discover new ways to teach this game.
When rest hour bugle blows, my heart sings praises to the Lord! By that time, I am ready to sit and spend time with the Lord (and sometimes sleep!) Every night we have evening programs, so far consisting of cabin lip syncs, opening vespers (beautiful ceremony) and a carnival! Crazy stuff going on here!
While everyday is packed full of busyness and there is little time to open my eyes to the beauty in it all, God has blessed me with moments of joy that I was able to soak in. A few nights ago, we had opening vespers ceremony representing how we (staff) are the light of Christ and we are passing that light to the girls. It is truly a beautiful ceremony with everyone in full white clothing and lighting candles. While the ceremony was very touching, what happened afterwards truly brightened my day. My voice has been really rough the past week. I don't know if it is all the singing, laughing or talking...but singing is rather difficult. I LOVE worship but not when I sound like a dying cat. But after the ceremony a little girl who sat in front of me turned to me so humbly and said "I just wanted to tell you that you have a beautiful voice." My heart melted like a stick of butter in the hot sun. This was the little moment of joy God wanted to give me in a rough day.
To be honest, I think sometimes I am too stubborn to open my eyes to the moments God gives us to bask in Him. Most days it is a struggle seeing past the discouragement the enemy puts into my mind. But I'm learning...learning that the Lord's strength really is the only one that can carry me through each day. I wasn't told this job would be easy, but I desire that the Lord is glorified through it.
My fellow counselors are great! Love them so much! One of them described this whole experience in a way that really rings true. Camp is like having a family of 10 children, going on a vacation every single day (evening programs) but having a 9-5 job at the same time (the activities we teach). Life is crazy right now, but I don't know that I would ask for anything different!
Camp Greystone is a camp like no other. The girls get to go to 14 different activities while they are here. It is kind of like school...7 periods MWF and 7 different classes TTS. I love hearing what each one of them accomplish in their different classes. The difficult part is remembering what each one of them are taking!
Hailey and I are teaching golf together. We have 4 periods a day, 1 free period to clean up, and then I teach painting for 2 periods. In painting, we have a head instructor who teaches painting to college students and spends her summers here at Greystone. It is wonderful not having to come up with projects and being able to work on projects ourselves too! Golf is a different story. Truthfully, it has caused us both some discouragement and frustration. To begin with, golf has never been a hobby of mine...by no means am I a pro. But we have both quickly realized that there is not much enjoyment in golf when you do not have a course to play on. Pray that we would both find encouragement with this and discover new ways to teach this game.
When rest hour bugle blows, my heart sings praises to the Lord! By that time, I am ready to sit and spend time with the Lord (and sometimes sleep!) Every night we have evening programs, so far consisting of cabin lip syncs, opening vespers (beautiful ceremony) and a carnival! Crazy stuff going on here!
While everyday is packed full of busyness and there is little time to open my eyes to the beauty in it all, God has blessed me with moments of joy that I was able to soak in. A few nights ago, we had opening vespers ceremony representing how we (staff) are the light of Christ and we are passing that light to the girls. It is truly a beautiful ceremony with everyone in full white clothing and lighting candles. While the ceremony was very touching, what happened afterwards truly brightened my day. My voice has been really rough the past week. I don't know if it is all the singing, laughing or talking...but singing is rather difficult. I LOVE worship but not when I sound like a dying cat. But after the ceremony a little girl who sat in front of me turned to me so humbly and said "I just wanted to tell you that you have a beautiful voice." My heart melted like a stick of butter in the hot sun. This was the little moment of joy God wanted to give me in a rough day.
To be honest, I think sometimes I am too stubborn to open my eyes to the moments God gives us to bask in Him. Most days it is a struggle seeing past the discouragement the enemy puts into my mind. But I'm learning...learning that the Lord's strength really is the only one that can carry me through each day. I wasn't told this job would be easy, but I desire that the Lord is glorified through it.
My fellow counselors are great! Love them so much! One of them described this whole experience in a way that really rings true. Camp is like having a family of 10 children, going on a vacation every single day (evening programs) but having a 9-5 job at the same time (the activities we teach). Life is crazy right now, but I don't know that I would ask for anything different!
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the holy spirit!" Romans 15:13
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)