Almost a year ago, I had blogged for the first time.Accepting My Challenge was the best name I could think of. I was so hoping no one would read it but a ton of people did. Someone, who has changed my life in so many ways, actually posted it as her status on FaceBook. I can't even begin to tell you how embarrassed I was, and still I turn red at the thought of it.
I read it a few moments ago, and today I know what was written is so true. I knew then that it was kinda true, but now I can tell you with out a doubt that I have fallen so many times and will for the rest of my life. My church family has been there and helped me up from the worst of my falls to the happiest moments of my new life. No matter where I am, they are always by my side.
I've been learning so much about God that I'm learning about myself. Like, I have this passion for serving others, but street witnessing is not my strong point. I love teaching, but I have a hard time leading worship. Meeting new people is my thing, but teaching others that are older than I am is difficult. No matter how hard life can get, God will always help you through it.
Past this year I have made new friends, learned about God, found myself, built up relationships, switched to only Christian Music, made life choices, changed forever, and made memories that last a life time. What more could a girl want?
If I could change anything in the post I wrote a year ago, it would have only been some spelling corrections. :) Love you all,
Carissa
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
The God of every day??
So a few times at Youth Group our youth pastor, Jason, has told us that its easy to get caught up of the God of Miracles. Sure sometimes I don't fully rely on God but I don't always just focus on the miracles. A few times I do but then someone reminds me about the God of every day. Just by something they say or how they act. But every time Jason said that I would ask myself," Who is the God of everyday?" Sure I know who God is and I know how amazing He is and that my love for Him is not even on a scale of His love for me, but really, what is the God of Everyday.
Well for the last month I have been finding out what the God of everyday really is. To me, its just being thankful to be a live. To not be afraid whether I'm hitting the right keys or not during worship because I know God wants to hear my voice praising Him.To be able to see God in the difficult moments with out it being a big deal. To learn how to be joyful even though not everything is perfect because He IS joy. To love on those who need it, and to just be me in God. I know it seems like a lot but really its not even 1% of what God is, and how amazing He truly is.
This entire week has just been SO SO SO amazing, even if there was a struggle here or there and the size of the struggle doesn't really matter. That's all because God has this perfect plan for my life and I'm really hoping that I'm following it. I think I am but who really knows?
Things that may seem simple to you I might find funny. I love the little things and at that I tend to laugh, a lot. So here is something that probably isn't very funny to you but it makes me smile every time I think about it.
Driving home yesterday after church, Luke and I were reading his Bible together. It's a First Bible Story Book or something like that. Luke starts turning the page when we drive past the car that has its music blaring. It lasted about three seconds, we both look at each other like, "That was weird. What do we do now?" Laughter starts flowing out of Luke which in turns makes me laugh. Laughter was just filling up the van from the two of us. Right as I get out, Luke says," Music" and we both bust up laughing.
See that is a small part of the God of everyday for me. :-)
Thank you all for reading this and just for your support. Love you!!
Blessings,
Well for the last month I have been finding out what the God of everyday really is. To me, its just being thankful to be a live. To not be afraid whether I'm hitting the right keys or not during worship because I know God wants to hear my voice praising Him.To be able to see God in the difficult moments with out it being a big deal. To learn how to be joyful even though not everything is perfect because He IS joy. To love on those who need it, and to just be me in God. I know it seems like a lot but really its not even 1% of what God is, and how amazing He truly is.
This entire week has just been SO SO SO amazing, even if there was a struggle here or there and the size of the struggle doesn't really matter. That's all because God has this perfect plan for my life and I'm really hoping that I'm following it. I think I am but who really knows?
Things that may seem simple to you I might find funny. I love the little things and at that I tend to laugh, a lot. So here is something that probably isn't very funny to you but it makes me smile every time I think about it.
Driving home yesterday after church, Luke and I were reading his Bible together. It's a First Bible Story Book or something like that. Luke starts turning the page when we drive past the car that has its music blaring. It lasted about three seconds, we both look at each other like, "That was weird. What do we do now?" Laughter starts flowing out of Luke which in turns makes me laugh. Laughter was just filling up the van from the two of us. Right as I get out, Luke says," Music" and we both bust up laughing.
See that is a small part of the God of everyday for me. :-)
Thank you all for reading this and just for your support. Love you!!
Blessings,
Friday, June 10, 2011
Updates.
The Mission Trip last week went really amazing. I don't think anyone wanted to leave so soon. A total of 13 of us were there and accomplished staining ten cabins in three days, and we have evidence. I still have stain in my rings and the clothes I took will never be the same again. :)
The Discipleship team had our first meeting on Tuesday, our devotion this week is too have a week of prayer. Each day having a different prayer focus, and its really amazing. After our meeting type thing, we played miniature golf. I totally suck at it but it was defiantly fun.
Camp Creativity was this passed week and I can't wait for next year :) Camp Creativity is a day camp, well morning camp at the church for ages 4-12. After Pre-school age (4,5) the kids get to pick on thing that they do all week.Sometimes we are introducing kids to Christ and other times we are just helping them further their walk. I of course did pre-school but instead of going around with the kids like I did last year, I actually taught a class. It was great to see how God had everything planned out, even when it didn't seem like it.
My feelings on life right now, well I am struggling with a huge problem but God keeps me busy in a way. Like with Camp Creativity and the Prayer Week but this thing that's going on is one of the hardest things I've had to go through since the start of my walk. Have I talked to anyone about it? No, I just don't see the point. Have I asked for prayers? Yes, kinda sorta I didn't say exactly what it was for. Am I failing in my walk because of it? Yea a tad bit. So doesn't that make it a big deal...
Everything else in my life seems to be going great though.
The Discipleship team had our first meeting on Tuesday, our devotion this week is too have a week of prayer. Each day having a different prayer focus, and its really amazing. After our meeting type thing, we played miniature golf. I totally suck at it but it was defiantly fun.
Camp Creativity was this passed week and I can't wait for next year :) Camp Creativity is a day camp, well morning camp at the church for ages 4-12. After Pre-school age (4,5) the kids get to pick on thing that they do all week.Sometimes we are introducing kids to Christ and other times we are just helping them further their walk. I of course did pre-school but instead of going around with the kids like I did last year, I actually taught a class. It was great to see how God had everything planned out, even when it didn't seem like it.
My feelings on life right now, well I am struggling with a huge problem but God keeps me busy in a way. Like with Camp Creativity and the Prayer Week but this thing that's going on is one of the hardest things I've had to go through since the start of my walk. Have I talked to anyone about it? No, I just don't see the point. Have I asked for prayers? Yes, kinda sorta I didn't say exactly what it was for. Am I failing in my walk because of it? Yea a tad bit. So doesn't that make it a big deal...
Everything else in my life seems to be going great though.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Many Little Things
So this past week of being nothing but thankful went kinda south for me. I did a pretty good job at being thankful but then a lot of family drama happened. Stuff with my Uncle and cousin and now my niece but when all that was going down I did something that made it easy to be thankful. I stopped focusing on all the bad things and focused on the little things that made happiness shine.
I realize I do this a lot more than I thought I did. Like this week, I wont even be able to go home after our three day mission trip; one of the families that are going with us camping will be picking me up at the church and taking me straight there. For Saturday and Sunday I will be coming back to teach and I have to be back by Monday morning because I will be teaching all week. Through all of this craziness i am focusing on the little things because if I look at all the big things I might freak out.
A few little things that happened that just made it way,way easy to be thankful happened to be kids. Tuesday I went to a Kindergarten Graduation and it was SOOOO cute. Better than any High school graduation hands-down. One thing that happened that I could not stop laughing at was this little two year old girl and a hat she put on. I was sitting there listening to one of the teachers and he was reading out of the Bible. I look over to see this little girl wearing a white hat, with a black feather hair bow. The feathers were in her face and the hat was almost covering her eyes. I guess from everything that had happened and was going on, I just soaked up that moment. My Laughter at that point was passed the point of no return. It was cute and I needed that small moment.
Another thing that was just exactly what God called for was being a Sunday school teacher. Almost every week I ask what the kids what they want to be when they grow up. One week I had this little girl, four years old, say," I wanna be a Mommy!" It was so cute, and all I could do was smile. This past week though I was asked what I wanted to be. This is something like what I had said," I don't really know. I want to travel all around the world and help people." The little girl that said she wanted to be a Mommy looks at me with this dead serious look as says," I think you should be a teacher because you're a great teacher!" I love teaching, but I don't know if I could do that every day.
One of my favorite things that happened this past week that made thankfulness pour out, was at Youth Group because new YWAM people were there and there was also another new girl there. I LOVE meeting new people! I have no idea why but I get super stoked and excited when I meet new people. I love it even more when there is a connection. Like Christian Rap, traveling, or the same grade, well that's just a couple that happened on Sunday. Oh and liquid Nitrogen! :-D Even just thinking about meeting someone new brings this huge smile to my face.
Prayer Requests-
Please pray that the mission trip goes really well and that my teaching skills grow. Thank you SO much. I love you all!
Blessings.
I realize I do this a lot more than I thought I did. Like this week, I wont even be able to go home after our three day mission trip; one of the families that are going with us camping will be picking me up at the church and taking me straight there. For Saturday and Sunday I will be coming back to teach and I have to be back by Monday morning because I will be teaching all week. Through all of this craziness i am focusing on the little things because if I look at all the big things I might freak out.
A few little things that happened that just made it way,way easy to be thankful happened to be kids. Tuesday I went to a Kindergarten Graduation and it was SOOOO cute. Better than any High school graduation hands-down. One thing that happened that I could not stop laughing at was this little two year old girl and a hat she put on. I was sitting there listening to one of the teachers and he was reading out of the Bible. I look over to see this little girl wearing a white hat, with a black feather hair bow. The feathers were in her face and the hat was almost covering her eyes. I guess from everything that had happened and was going on, I just soaked up that moment. My Laughter at that point was passed the point of no return. It was cute and I needed that small moment.
Another thing that was just exactly what God called for was being a Sunday school teacher. Almost every week I ask what the kids what they want to be when they grow up. One week I had this little girl, four years old, say," I wanna be a Mommy!" It was so cute, and all I could do was smile. This past week though I was asked what I wanted to be. This is something like what I had said," I don't really know. I want to travel all around the world and help people." The little girl that said she wanted to be a Mommy looks at me with this dead serious look as says," I think you should be a teacher because you're a great teacher!" I love teaching, but I don't know if I could do that every day.
One of my favorite things that happened this past week that made thankfulness pour out, was at Youth Group because new YWAM people were there and there was also another new girl there. I LOVE meeting new people! I have no idea why but I get super stoked and excited when I meet new people. I love it even more when there is a connection. Like Christian Rap, traveling, or the same grade, well that's just a couple that happened on Sunday. Oh and liquid Nitrogen! :-D Even just thinking about meeting someone new brings this huge smile to my face.
Prayer Requests-
Please pray that the mission trip goes really well and that my teaching skills grow. Thank you SO much. I love you all!
Blessings.
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