Who Am I

Who am I a heathen
That I can boast in Him
Who am I a heathen
That I can wear His name
Who am I a sinner
That He calls me His
Who am I a sinner
That I can share His Kingdom
Who am I a saint
Because He died in my place
Who am I a saint
For I am clothes with His Righteousness
Who am I a bride
For I am waiting for my groom
Who am I a bride
For I anxiously await the wedding
Who am I a son
That God will be my father
Who am I a son
To share a seat on the throne
Who am I
A beloved child of God

Vacation

Let's just jump in the car
Forget the world around us
Leave our past behind
Just for the weekend
Doesn't matter where we go
Just as long as no one knows
We'll escape the torment of work
We'll run from the friends we see too much
Let's just get away
A weekend free
Vacations are expiring
Warm nights passing by
Soon life takes a hold
So lets get away
Make our fantasy real
We don't need anybody else
Just me and you
On the open road
Forget about work
Forget about stress
It's me and you
Singing on the open road
Forget about dressing up
Skip the early bed time
It's just me and you
Driving without destination
Just me and you
Our own little vacation

Outward Appearance

Today I'm actually gonna go back a few days to a verse I feel God has been speaking to me through these last ten days that I've been gone. 1Sam 16:7

⁷But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart."

I heard this verse about three times before I read it in my memory verse while I was at Mahaffey Camp. I feel like God has been saying to me through this, that I mustn't judge my own outward appearance, not in the same way as Samuel was doing here, but I should look at my flaws and say to myself, "the Lord cannot use me for I am nothing." God knows my heart, he created me for something special and I cannot way to begin my work. In fact I feel like this week at camp I learned that I am more then suited for that which God has planned. God has called for me to be a Youth Pastor, to work with middle school and high school aged children. My heart explodes when I spend time with this age group, I have recently lived through it so I understand, but also I am someone who is really open and quite giddy most of the time. I'm not one to get uncomfortable much, and I'm not afraid to act like a fool a little bit if it gets the kids to laugh. Do I sometimes take it too far? Yeah, probably, but God is still molding me. The other way I need to look at this verse though, is that I shouldn't judge people by their appearance, and I often do, because God knows their heart and I often don't.

The whole story that this is entwined in is an amazing story of a Shepard becoming a mighty warrior, read the story of David in the book of 1 Samuel and find the strength of God in you to fight your own Goliathes.