Getting out of the way...

Today is a blessed day; it’s Sunday. Today around 4:00pm the youth will start arriving here in Cortez. I’m really excited about the summer getting started here in Cortez. I’m excited because I know God will continue to do ministry here in this community through the teams that will be present. I’m excited to get to know the youth and the adult leaders. I gain my strength through interaction with them. I’m excited because we get to make a difference in the people that we will be working on their houses. Working on houses is a great way to get to know the homeowners. My prayer is that the homeowners and the youths will be blessed by getting to know each other this week. God will continue great things in this community this summer and these are just some of my prayer request as we start off the summer here in Cortez.

A prayer request I have for myself is that I would get out of the way and allow God to take control of my actions and my relationships. I need to let go of my controlling attitude and get my pride out of the way and let God work through me as I get out of the way. I would love this summer to be a summer God works wonders in my life as well. I do not have as much responsibility as I did last summer and I’m trying so hard to let that just lie. I know that God wants to do something through me this summer and I don’t have to be in charge or even have that much responsiblity. I sure don’t want to shortchange the youth, adult leaders, the staff or even the community. There needs to be a balance in these areas and I trying to locate my place among all four aspects of ministry this summer.

Today’s devotion was that God works in all situations encouraging those that are in ministry with Him and drawing those who don’t know Him closer to the thrown of grace. God is in the midst of every day life. We, as his children need to open our hearts up and let him have complete control. He can do so many more things through us than we can do alone. He can work through our hurts, our expectations, our frustrations, our disappointments, our excitements, our relationships and even ourselves for the glory of knowing Himself through the Son Jesus Christ. God can do anything when we just allow Him to come along side us and we share the love of Christ to everyone we encounter.