Hope

Monday, April 28, 2014

Hope. 
It's a funny thing, ya know?  

It isn't something that you can see, hear or touch. It's the idea that things will get better and they won't always stay the same. And no matter how hard things get, that hope gives you the ability to keep going. 

People try to find hope in so many different things. People, posessions, places, being busy, and so many more!  These are are great in and of themselves, but they're temporary. They don't last. 

People will grow apart, disappoint you, hurt you- maybe you'll even lose them through death. They're human. As much as you love people, they're not perfect and you cannot rest all your hope on them. People are temporary. 

What about possessions?  They too are temporary. You can lose them, break them or even have them stolen. If you rest your hope on the posessions you have or the posessions you would like to have, you'll be disappointed. 

Okay sooooo... Maybe filling your time? If you're always busy, always needed, that'll give you a reason to keep going, right?  Well, for a time it probably will. But it won't always last. Maybe that organization you volunteered for will close, your children grow up, you lose your job, finish school- whatever it is, it won't last. 

So it's all hopeless then? You've pretty much put a damper on everything, Moriah. 

Not quite everything guys:) we can find hope in a personal relationship with God and the promises that he's given us. 

God doesn't need us, but he wants to be a loving relationship with us and wants us to love him. By believing that Jesus took away the punishment for our sins and will forgive us completely if we ask him, we can become a child of God. 

And God promises us so much through that! He tells us in Jeremiah 29:11 that he has plans to bring us a hope and a future. Things will get better because that's what God loves us and never breaks a promise! 

God is eternal. Unlike all of the temporary things in our world, God will be around forever and we can rely on him!

~Moriah
Isaiah 41:13

Project Go Peru!

Friday, April 25, 2014

Guess what?! I'm going to Peru for a month this summer!

 I will be going with Buckner International as a part of Project Go July 7th - August 7th. As an intern there we (me and a team of 3 other interns) will be working with the in country staff doing construction, teaching lessons, running Vacation Bible Schools and assisting with a short term missions trip. 

I went to Peru in 2010 with Buckner and God used that trip to change my life! If you'd life to read more about that trip, scroll down and click on the Peru tag on the right side of my blog:) 



I've been waiting for four years to be able to be an intern and I'm super excited to see how God will use this summer! 

I would love it if you would support me! I definitely cannot do it alone!  

Here are some ways to do so:

1. Pray for me! I can always use prayer! Some specific requests are that I would allow God to prepare my heart for this summer, that our team would connect well and that God would work in and through us. 

2. Support me financially. I know it's not an option for everyone, but it helps a lot! If you would like to receive a support letter, please email me your address to owls2fly@yahoo.com :)

3. Encouragement! Follow my journey on my blog, leave comments, tell me your stories of what God is doing:)

4. Buy a tshirt! These are currently in the works so I don't have any details yet, but I'm working with www.fundthenations.com to make them, so I'll have info out as soon as I get it:)

5. Support my local fundraisers. I don't have details on these yet, but I'm working on a SweetFrog fundraiser and a yard sale. 

Thank you!:)

~Moriah
Isaiah 41:13


Choosing to Feel Pain

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Last night I watched part of a movie called the Easter Experience. In it, there was a very graphic depiction of Christ's scourging, walk down the Via Delarosa and death on the cross.


A Thousand Sleepless Nights Part Two

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

This is kind of part two of this post.  Last night I was reading my Bible and I was just reading through some of the verses that I had underlined in Psalms. Psalms 77 is a chapter that I like a lot, and when I was reading it last night, it reminded me of some of the things that I wrote about God teaching me in the other post.

Perfection

Monday, April 7, 2014

Sometimes I struggle with wanting to be able to be perfect and get everything right. As great as that would be, it's not anywhere near feasible or realistic. Romans 3:23 tells us that 'all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.'  Everyone has sinned. No one is perfect.

My Identity

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

These are just a few of the things I've been thinking about lately related to my identity in Christ and who I am.  This is just a start, there's sooooo much more and I'll probably add to the list as I think:)


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