A lot of things

I've been doing a lot of thinking today. Mom and I went shopping and I had so much fun, I was able to see some good friends of mine AND get a Veggie Tales cd and DVD. I got some new hair ties and pins for my hair. And some new sun glasses. But thats not the reason I'm blogging.

First off I'm starting to make up for lost time huh?! LOL!

Anywhodiddy...I've been doing a lot of thinking today. I'm so thankful for that renewal I experienced last night. It brought me out of a dark time I was experiencing and I KNOW that it was a God thing...almost imediatly I could feel the devil trying to get at me! God was faithful as always and everything is ALL AWESOME! :)

Today I've done a lot of thinking about my ministry. About God's calling on my life. And honestly I'm SO in love with Him and the fact that He sees me- A woman, with a brain problem, as a person that He wants to reach the youth of today! I'll blog later about my brain problem to inform my readers even though I dont think anyone actually reads this. lol Well back to my thoughts of today....

I've had a lot of different reactions to me being in youth ministry. Some are touched, some that have known me since a kid say that they've thought I'd end up in youth ministry since I was a kid. Others tell me I'm going to Hell. Some say that I'm going against God and I should check myself. There are some that say nothing and glare. Well God knew that I was a woman when He called me into youth ministry. He has created me and called me into that ministry. Do you want to know how I know this.

I have known since a kid that God has wanted me to do something involving telling people about Him. I thought it would be music like my dad...but things happened and that wasnt it. So I thought...Journalism! Nope. Well then there was teaching. Classroom teaching is not my thing. The majority of kids today are hard to teach in a classroom setting (my mother and several of my friends are teachers) And one day God laid youth ministry on my heart. I said no.

NEVER say no to God! It doesnt go well- Jonah's story shows us that...but still we say no sometimes. And I did. Well God then laid it on my heart to go to a youth ministry convention with people from my school. Funding for that came out of no where! It was AMAZING. Next thing I know I'm in Chicago raising my hands in worship telling God that I'll be in whatever ministry he wants...I look around and see my friends, people that understood me like no one I'd ever met. and I fell to my seat. One of my friends said "welcome to youth ministry" They'd been praying that I would answer God's call on that trip and I did.

I used to think Women in ministry was wrong. Using Scripture to back up that point....well...let me just tell you....God changed my heart inside and out REAL quick.

I'm just so...thankful that I have so many friends and family that back me up. People see the things God is doing through me...and it's just so refreshing to know that God gives us gifts to use us to speak to others.

All the while He changes us and molds us...He calls us to higher things! Oh Praise His name! Amen!!!!