Beautiful Skies...

We live on the border of eternity. And we need to have that in our minds. What is the eternal value? What is the eternal effect?- Chuck Smith

I love the beautiful sunsets here in Cajamarca, Peru. God is so incredible, and yet we so often forget, our lives can become so busy...  When I see his artwork in the sky I am blown away, just awestruck. The time we have here, is short, and it is a gift; lets use it for His glory. Don't take life for granted; know that is is only passing by, and you never know when your time will come; when He will call you home.
I want to challenge you in this day to think about the life he has given, and what things really matter? What if today was all you had, would you be ready to go home? 
I know in my own heart I long for Him, but as Paul says, "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain" As much as I want to, just be with Him, at the same time I feel as though there is so much to be done here. I haven't even scratched the surface! There are so many people out there who have never felt true love before. I want to show them Christ, and live life to the fullest. After all that is what Christ has given us right? John 10:10 "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly"
 Life abundantly... I love being a child of God!

Awaiting...

Someone once told me that, its okay to be lonely. they said, "Maybe in this moment God wants you to be content in him and in this time he has given you." It is so hard to be content when your heart aches. But just like this song, the flesh distracts me but when I think about Jesus, I am filled with joy. I love how it says

 "I left my boat in haste to meet you" I am so like Peter in John 21:7-8 

The disciples are all fishing and they are not catching anything, then Jesus appears on the land and tells them to cast their net on the other side. As they do they catch a huge load, then John says to Peter, "It is the Lord!" Instantly Peter jumps into the water and swims to him as the rest of the disciples bring the load of fish in... I love this and it is so my soul. I just want to run to him with all of me. 

Hebrews 11:6 says it is impossible to please God without faith.  

So Lord please increase my faith! I don't know what your plans are for me but I know I want your desires to be mine. I want to be your servant. Amen  

I was listening to a Chuck track (sermon by Chuck Smith) and he was talking about Hebrews 11:33-38 (where it list awesome things people by faith have conquered and then it list the horrible things people by faith have endured) Chuck says,
"Your faith in God is not always going to bring you tremendous triumph and victories over the enemy, but your faith in God will sustain you through any kind of exigency that you may face in life. That's the thing. Do I have the faith, the quality of faith that endures? "


"We're sure of what we cannot, cannot see. We push on through this waist land, without it there's no victory! Here I am once again alive..." 

Hike

A couple days ago  a bunch of us went for a hike and it was so incredible. I loved it!

 God, is so amazing. His creation is beautiful. We got witness a little too! 

I was so proud of one of the peruvian guys he's so funny! 

We have nicknames he calls me Dama (which means like lady) 

and I call him Cabellero (which means gentlemen)  anyway hehe  

He got up in front of a large crowd equivalent to going to the food court at a mall

 and just started preaching the gospel!  and not in a "slam it down your face way" 

but in a gentle loving way.... it was so cool to see and so convicting/encouraging for me. 

This was just all in all i  really good time for me to get away....  here's some pictures... 

and theres more on facebook lol you can see how BIT up my legs are on facebook

 lol its pretty crazy!

the waterfall we hiked to!

Burros!

These are the ladies that work in the fields and carry everything on their backs from children to heaps of alfalfa

Creepy blue eyes but soo cute!

Aniyka is my little buddy, she is 8 and their family just moved here. Its really hard on her but its so cool to see  God maturing her, and her faith!

All of us who went on the hike...  

One day...

Okay okay I know this might seem a little uhh.. not uh I dunno? but the truth is one day in the future I will treasure this song. It's as if I can almost hear him singing it to  me.  And it makes me smile. So for this blog as sappy as it sounds Im just going to put verses (: the sappiest ones of course... 


The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. (Genesis 2:18+22+24)
“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” (Mark 10:6-9)
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing^b her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.29After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 30for we are members of his body. 31“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” (Ephesians 5) 
( p.s. I love the whole story of how Isaac and Rebekah met)
And Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent, and she became his wife. He loved her deeply, and she was a special comfort to him after the death of his mother. (Genesis 24:67)
Song of Songs repeats this warning: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
All beautiful you are, my darling; there is no flaw in you (Song of Songs 4:7)
You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace (Song of Songs 4:9)
"I am my beloved's, And his desire is for me." (Song of Songs 7:10)
Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame (Song of Songs 8:6)
But as for now and forever... these next verses our my comfort and joy!
For your Maker is your husband--the LORD Almighty is his name--the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth. (Isaiah 54:5)
"I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the LORD" (Hosea 2:19-20)