"...your mountain is waiting so get on your way."

It is kind of crazy how God works. Three weeks ago I had absolutely no idea where I would be this summer or what I would be doing. One Wednesday morning I was going through my quiet time in Matthew 7 and finishing up The Sermon on the Mount. As I was sipping on my coffee and beginning to read, I started the passage about Ask, Seek, Knock. I immediately felt convicted. So many times I ask, but I leave it at that. I ask for wisdom or guidance, yet I do not seek it. It says that, “the one who seeks, will find.” Immediately I began praying that I would not just ask, but that I would actively seek; actively seek what God’s plan was for me during this time of limbo and actively seek Him and His heart for me as well. I remember saying, “This is what I ask, and now I am seeking it.”

After this, I went to my Spanish class, just like I did every morning. For some reason I decided to peek down at my phone during class and I noticed an e-mail. I did a double-take when I saw that it was from the YMCA of the Rockies. I immediately opened the e-mail and began reading. About two lines in I saw the words, ‘we are offering you the internship.’ I immediately grabbed my phone, hopped out of my chair, and ran out of class to call my mom {which is normally what I do when I get any exciting news!}. I could not believe that just a few hours earlier I had been praying about actively seeking what God had for me, and that I then knew what God had for me. I was completely overwhelmed with joy and gratitude and pretty much any happy emotion you could think of! However, most of all, I was in complete awe of what a wonderful King and Savior I serve. I was reminded of the song ‘No Longer Slaves.’ The chains of fear I had about my plans for the summer were broken and he drowned those fears in His perfect love. I am a child of God and He provides to those who ask and reveals His plans to those who seek.

So now you may be asking, “What is the blog for?” Well there are a couple of reasons, one of them being my sanity. Being able to just write out my thoughts and feelings and what I will learn during this time will be so helpful and lots of fun. Secondly, I know that my grandma and my mom {probably the only people who will actually read this} are going to want to keep up with me on the reg, even when I may not be able to talk as often or as much as they would like. Also, I love to write, so this is kind of a creative outlet for me to do that! So as the summer begins and my time in Colorado begins in just a few short days, I will post about things I’ve learned or fun adventures that I know I will get to go on! I can’t wait to see what this time holds and get to share it with y’all {especially you, mom and grandma.}!