A Furious Love

Furious Love

Wow, this movie is amazing and literally, life changing. This incredibly moving film demonstrates the real power of Christ's love and puts into action God's word, "love conquers all evil." Tears streamed down my face as I watched the love of God fall on the darkest and most evil people. I watched God pour out His love onto prostitutes, witch doctors, sorcerers, addicts...etc. Our God is a God of LOVE! And that is something He cannot possibly stop Himself from doing.

Wanting to be moved? Watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyfH3T8HXZg

"You won't relent until you have it all....

.....I'm Yours."

-You Won't Relent by Misty Edwards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3spvQYlB-I

Passion

I have a lot of passion for issues, but don't always know why I have those passions or know exactly know how to put them to use. One of my best friends and a cousin just got back from Africa on mission trips. Every time I hear a story about missions, wyam, foreign countries, adoption, aids/hiv, poverty..etc. my heart breaks. I want to go so badly. I keep asking God when He will send me?? I know I can't rush anything. I learned that with Mexico when I tried to force what God did not have in store for me. Why do I have so much passion for diversity, cultures, foreign languages?? Why do I love children so much?? Why do I hate how materialistic America is? It's hard having so much passion, but not knowing where God will lead with it. I know that someday I will probably live in a foreign country as a teacher. I know that someday my family will be culturally mixed and that it will be big and welcoming.

I've been on 3 mission trips, but the one in Mexico I left my heart there. I love those people so much. How do I have so much love for them when I only knew them for about a week?

Why does my heart light up every time I see Tem and Tessa? Why do I love hearing stories about Africa from my cousins who have been there countless times (and yes i am jealous)? Why does the documentary film i watched in my HS art class about the woman who helped impoverished children gain success through photography stick in my mind? Why did I ball my eyes out throughout Blood Diamond and Slumdog Millionaire? God is breaking my heart for what breaks His. Now God what will I do with this broken heart??Give me guidance, strength, and wisdom.

I will continue praying. I will continue praying for the brokeness.

Camp

Yesterday I drove back from Upper Peninsula Bible Camp and today I drove home from Camp Higher Ground. I adore camp, but mainly just those two. Camp is a place where the heart thrives and the soul flourishes. You learn so much about how to interact with all different kinds of people and the things God sets on your heart to learn.

I feel camp is a place where everyone can feel loved and included. Where all different types of people can be friends; the most good looking jock can be friends with the complete nerd. I love it because i feel like it is a reflection of what heaven will be like. It's a place where someone can be exactly who they were made to be and be loved unconditionally; a place of no judgments, only love.

But why is it that so often camp stays at camp? Let's make camp the reality. It takes people willing to deny themselves and take up their cross daily. I feel like this is to be my challenge: to create harmony wherever i go and to encourage one another to be the best that they can be by loving unconditionally. I want to be different from this world.

As I go back to Calvin, I know what I will be facing, I want to be a light in the darkness there. I know I need to be stronger than ever, stronger than even before. I want people to feel loved and valued wherever I go. There are some things I need to change and work through since last year and I can only do this through Agape love of Christ. Lord, pour out your love so that i may pour out into the lives of others. Amen