Currently Listening Arriving By Chris Tomlin, Steven Curtis Chapman see related

Man, it is crazy how good God is...He knows exactly how to draw me back into Him. He knows exactly what I need before I know myself. This week, He has blessed me with brokenness over my sin, which I have needed really bad. He has given me a wake-up call. I feel like He has been silent in my life for a while, which I know He wasn't, I just couldn't hear Him. However, the other night, I felt Him speak to me. I felt Him tell me, "Carli, I have an amazing plan for your life. I have so many things I want to do with you and through you. I have so much I want to bless you with. But I can't, because you won't allow it." That surely got my attention. But if that wasn't incredible enough in itself, He led me to someone that has been going through the same things. She and I talked alot yesterday. She is a really cool girl. It is amazing to see how God blesses us with things we didn't even know we needed.

I feel so revived.

Currently Listening Hillsong Ultimate Worship see related

"He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son." - Proberbs 10:5

I read that this morning and it was like God slapped me in the face. He who gathers crops in the summer is wise but he who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful. Well, I would dare say that I fall into disgrace, and most everyone else would as well...The harvest is here...Why are we sleeping? Everyday is a day that the Lord has made. Everyday is also another day that people are dying without knowing Jesus. How can we "Christians" sit back and proclaim we love Jesus with our mouths, but our hearts are hardened to the people of this world who are dying without ever knowing His name. How can we sleep? The harvest is here, God's kingdom is near. Now what are we going to do about it?

CARPE DIEM!!!!!

Ya know something. God really is amazing. This week while I was at Fuge, I learned some amazing things. Number one. God is God. It doesn't matter that I lose hope, endure pain and suffering, have heartbreak, fall short, sometimes don't acknowledge Him, and all the other things we humans do, no matter what happens, God is still God. Isn't that comforting.

Also, I wanna share how incredible God is. For those of you who I have already told, either read on, or praise God again. On Sunday, when I drove to the church to meet the kids I would spend the week with, I was told that two of the four kids going on the trip did not know the Lord. Because they were lost, I was deeply burdened for them, yet for some reason, my heart ached for the boy named Brock. When I looked at him, my soul was heavy. That night at worship, I had a feeling wash over me that Brock WOULD come to know Jesus during the week, so I leaned over and told the other chaperone that I felt that. It was a strong feeling. I knew that I knew that I knew that he would be saved. Tuesday night, He accepted Christ, after inquiring a few days about salvation. I was ecstatic when Daniel told me, not only because there was another soul to chill in eternity with, but because it was something I had diligently prayed for, and almost had a vision for, and God was faithful. Man, how awesome is that.

Ya know what stinks? If not, I'll tell ya. Ok, so I felt God leading me to be friends with someone this summer. This person and I have hung out a whole lot, and I really have fun. We don't have much in common, yet we still have fun together. However, this person does not exactly have the greatest relationship with Jesus. Work in progress is how I'd describe it. I have given my all to this person to share my faith, and to show the way to Jesus. I feel like I am getting a bit of ground covered. But my problem is, my friends won't back me. I feel as if I have NO support. It seems that for some reason, a lot of my other friends don't wanna be around this person. After much time spent, I can see to the heart of this person, and I wish my other friends would give it a shot. Yet, I am all alone. Only one of my friends has been willing to give it a shot. I just don't understand. Yes, guidance is needed for this person, but I am feeling weakened, and I thought my Christian friends would back me up, yet I am feeling abandoned by them. I wish they'd realize that Jesus loves us all equally. Even this person that they for some reason don't like. I have grown a love for this person and would be lost without this relationship. I wish someone else could see that.