Wednesday, February 13, 2013

BE... Adventerous!

Every individual holds a number of values and self-ambitions close to heart. A significant ambition of mine is to expand my knowledge and understanding of the many cultures that exist far beyond my own. For those who know me best, I am sure you would agree that I do not process new concepts and unfamiliar practices well when learning from book, or lecture for that matter. In order for me to learn, I must dive my whole physical, mental, and emotional being into ACTION. Experiencing the new makes all the difference for me. I thoroughly enjoy opening my world-view and awareness of my vast surroundings. 

Already, the Lord has blessed me beyond the imaginable. He has lead me to lands far FAR from home. At only 22, my community of friends and spiritual family has grown substantially. Beginning my journey in Santa Barbara, California, reaching as far out as...

Nellore, Andara Pradesh, India 
Dhapakehel, Kathmandu, Nepal

The most incredible promise is that these relationships are not just memories stored in my heart and mind, no, they continue to live and act as a significant influence in my life today, tomorrow, and for eternity in the Kingdom of Christ. The past will always influence my present; my present will always influence my future. I have complete confidence in the Lord's vision for my life and the life of those He sets before me. God's vision for His people leaves me in awe every day. Our lives are truly significant to not only fulfilling the purpose He has for us individually, but to our friends, family, community, and above all His Glory. He has prepared the way to freedom; a life everlasting, living in constant JUBILATION! It cannot get any better than that my dear friends! 



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So BE...
Adventurous! 


Ephesians 3:16-19
“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”


Never stop exploring the vast power and love of our Lord, Jesus Christ! I promise that you will never become bored. God dwells and performs beyond anything that we can ever ask or imagine. He is in and among everything. In order to find Him, you have to step out of your comfort zone and explore the unimaginable!!!  




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Here is a fun example of a recent adventure that has opened a number of new doors for me! My trip to India last May provided a number of new promises and visions for the near future. Watching this short documentary makes me eager to return to my new friends in India, in addition to my new spiritual family in Nepal!! This video is a fairly good taste of a culture that has become a huge part of my dream here on this earth. My heart has fallen for many of the faces you will see. This, my friends, is what God has prepared in advance for me to do! 






Namaste.


 



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