Week 2 – Lake Tahoe

Hey everybody, Life has thrown me many different obstacles this past week, however I am confident that God has a plan for me, and so I have tuned my ears to him and am ready for what comes next.

“Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out wether or not you would obey his commands.”

Deuteronomy 8:2

The week started out amazing, I was going to be starting at the coffee shop at zephyr point and I could tell I was growing both spiritually and as a person. Tuesday night was a night of reflection and we were given a paper that had a list of several questions regarding surrendering everything to God. I did not feel like God was Putting on my heart to answer those questions but instead he gave me a different topic, Forgiveness and understanding!

At the moment I didn’t understand why, but instead chose to listen and continue with my self-reflection. I felt like at the end of my time that I mostly worshipped and prayed and I felt like God had put on my heart that He was preparing me for something I could yet to understand. Wednesday was extremely emotional for me as this was the next day and I still felt like God was calling me to forgive but I didn’t know who or what to forgive so I just prayed about it in hopes he would disclose to me what he meant, which is exactly what he did the next day.

I was praying and reading my Bible and in walks my parents. I knew I was about to find out some information wether I wanted to or not. After sitting down and having a semi emotional conversation with them, they disclosed that I would be leaving my mission trip early.

Some would look at this at a negative or very concerning but I looked at this as a growing opportunity both spiritually and as a person. After sitting down and having a meeting with some people I knew God had plans to use me back home, I knew that He always knows, and has a specific timeline for me and that this was my time to move on to the next thing he had planned.

I am so grateful for the opportunity God has given me, to not only grow in my relationship with Him but also grow as a person as well. I am also so grateful for the relationships I have made with the wonderful ladies above and they have played an instrumental role in allowing me to be vulnerable and myself, I cannot wait to see each and everyone of them in the future. I am also super grateful for the continuous support that has been given to me by family and friends as I navigate this new world of adulthood, and I know I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for my mom and dad.

I hope y’all enjoyed this blog, as this will be my last one regarding Lake Tahoe, however more will come as I am helping Host Kids camp on stage with my youth pastor and I will also be going to Summer camp 2019 for high school.

see ya next time!!