1.8.08

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

I was so excited to head back to church tonight! I missed everybody so much--they are my second family, and even though a lot of us aren't close, just seeing their faces every week is a huge comfort! David started a really good series titled "iGod--little i, big GOD." It's based around John 3:30, which states "He must become greater, I must become less." (NIV) That is one of my favorite verses. To me, it says so much about how our lives should be.

God opened another door for me today. That girl I mentioned, the one I started talking to in 7th period? Today I was able to invite her to church comfortably--it fit into our conversation perfectly. After I asked though, I felt as if I had hit a dead end, a brick wall. She lives in Ft. Myers, and doesn't think her grandma would take her. Although I'm hesitant to admit this, I though, "Uh-oh. Now I have to tell her about Jesus himself, instead of just inviting her to church." Honestly, I've only ever done that twice, and they were extremely uncomfortable situations. I've prayed about how exactly I would start, and I've got an idea. We'll see how it goes tomorrow.

Oh, my God is so amazing! I am in absolute AWE of Him right now...I was talking to him earlier, and I was running through a list of what He is doing in my life and in the lives of the people I've been praying for. I admit, its a short list. But for the VERY FIRST time, if you were to ask me what God is doing for me RIGHT NOW, I would be able to answer you. I'm watching Him answer my prayers right before my eyes--opportunities to witness at school and the courage to follow through, building up my faith in Him and giving me a desire to spend time with Him, changing my dad's heart and giving him a willingness and an openness to hear about God's love. These may seem like simple things to some of you, but they are so important to me that to see God doing something with them brings tears of joy and wonder! I am so excited right now too! It's 11:40 pm on a school night, but I don't feel like sleeping. I just want to get up, jump around, sing, dance, scream, ANYTHING!

Until later,
Courtney