I don't know where to start and I think that most of this entry might just be me quoting scripture. But first I want to say my heart is faint with love. The past day and a half has just been overwhelmed with the love of the Lord and I would like to say it is more precious than anything else on this earth, and as Song of Songs says, anyone who trades for love will be utterly scorned. My gosh I guess I just want to quote all of song of songs, but I think this really all started in 1 John 4:19, "We love because he first loved us." I know that this is a scripture that has been quoted many times and sung in songs, but it was as though the Lord touched it with a fire when I read it and my mind was opened to see it in an unbelievable way. This concept is soo profound and probably extremely simple which makes it even more mind blowing. It is just like God to have a love like this but what is even more amazing is that this concept extends to so many other areas of our lives, as we seek to be more like him. I forgive because he first forgave me, I am because he is, I sacrifice my life because he first sacrificed his life for me. I do these things not out of my own being because that is utterly impossible but out of the holy spirit that dwells in me. I don't know for those who might be reading this they might think how crazy and simple, though they are right, there is such power in this and I am utterly blown away. I've just been writing and writing, praying, worshiping, asking for forgiveness, etc because of a floodgate he opened up in my heart just through this one scripture.
Also just the reality that God is the exact reality of what we read about love in the scripture in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrong. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserver. Love never fails."
Also in Song of Songs 8:6b-7
"Love is as strong as death, it's jealousy is unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one where to give all the wealth of his house for love, it/he would be utterly scorned."
WOW!!!!!!! is all I can say. Yes, it is true that unlike God we are unable to truly live this perfect love because we are not perfect due to our fallen nature, but what is sooo beautiful about this is that, this draws him to us and he loves us even more. Our imperfections draw him to take us under his wing like a mother hen with her chicks, and to lavish us with an unbelievable, potent, powerful, supernatural love, all he asks is that we share in that love with him. That we repent from our evil ways and turn to the loving arms of our God. Of course this isn't easy and it's hard to believe at times but all the faith, hope, courage and love that we may need are right there in the Lords hands and he is willing to give them to us so that we can believe and we can trust in this incredible love relationship.
John 3:16 "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever shall believe in him shall not perish but have everlasting life."
Repent, turn from your evil ways and live, for the Lord does not desire for any to perish but to embrace the love he so desires to lavish on the people.
As for the update I'm staying in Mexico at least until the end of this year, but thinking more about staying for a total of two years. My new teaching job is going great and I never realized how much joy I get out of teaching, it's really really fun and I leave every class encouraged, so God has truly blessed me. I love you all and may the Lord bless you and keep you not just for your sake but for his kingdom.
3/25/2008
3/09/2008
I hate Bugs
Okay so WOW!!!!!!!!!!! It's been a while since I updated. I tried to about 3 days ago but my computer froze and I lost everything I wrote, making me frustrated, but here I am back again. Well as you can tell by the title I've had some interesting experiences with insects lately and the worst have been in the bathroom in the stall. The first was the viewing of a moth about 6 inches long just sitting on the wall, and so I fled. Before I tell the second encounter I would like to say thank you to God that I don't sit down on public bathroom toilets b/c the second encounter was the sighting of a roach crawling from the bowl onto the toilet sit while I was peeing. That just straight up freaked me out and again I fled but this time there was a small scream, not loud though. So yea, I hate bugs and I'm trying to love all of God's creatures but I must admit at times I wish they didn't exist.
Well onto what is really important, as usual since it is His charachter, God has been faithful and I was blessed with an assurance of his faithfulness this week. I went to eat at La Princessa, the best Tacos in Cuernavaca with some friends, and I don't have much money but I decided to treat myself, but at the end one of the guys paid for everyone. In an instant I was just filled with this overwhelming peace that everything was going to be okay. It was as though God was saying, "See Maya, I told you I had everything under control, I will bless you and you will be able to enjoy yourself, b/c I'm with you and I love you." It seems like such a small thing but this free meal was such a blessing in so many ways b/c it touched my heart and soul. I needed that assurance and it came at the perfect time.
Well I don't know how many might know by now but I am no longer in my study abroad program b/c I ran out of money, so that means that I had to move out of my current house with a wonderful and amazing mexican family, and find somewhere else to live. Well as I am writing this I am sitting in my new location. I was hooked up to live with this women who I met at the church I attend. Honestly this was completely organized by Christ, b/c she lives by herself and has been living by herself for some time and she has been praying for sometime for God to send her someone to live with and talk with, and in popped me. I think it's amazing to be on the other side of the prayer, when you are the answer, it's literally amazing and it just opens up a new facet of Christ and his powerful, abundant love for us. Just maybe this was one of the reasons my financial situation didn't work out how I planned, so that I would have to move, so that I could bless someone who deserves to be blessed. This woman is sooooooo unbelievable sweet and humble, I know that the Lord wants to teach me a mountain load through her and my heart is humbled every moment I'm here, Christ is holy and amazing.
One of my other many prayer requests was to find some sort of job, and by the grace of Christ, I have a job interview on Monday for the opportunity to be an English teacher at a language university. This is completely in God's hands, so please pray. But still even this blows my mind, God has guided me by the hand and he hasn't let me go, no he hasn't let me go.
Lastly, I must admit that one day of this week I was seriously down b/c I was hungering for love just a hug and desperately desired to talk to my girls in Cleveland. I just couldn't take the almost all male interaction anymore, but the Lord answered my prayer and touched my heart, and I truly felt loved. It was as though he gave me a hug b/c I really wanted to be hugged.
Honestly I think that might be the end of my update, I can't think of anything else, except Christ is always speaking I just need to be patient, dwell at his feet, and listen.
HOP-Cuernavaca shout out, the guys there are excellent and truly a blessing from God.
P.S. My cleveland peeps and family don't think I forgot about you b/c you are always in my heart. Love is something that extends past boundaries and territory lines, it is always present, always feeling, and always wanting to give and be shared.
Genesis 15:1b "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."
Well onto what is really important, as usual since it is His charachter, God has been faithful and I was blessed with an assurance of his faithfulness this week. I went to eat at La Princessa, the best Tacos in Cuernavaca with some friends, and I don't have much money but I decided to treat myself, but at the end one of the guys paid for everyone. In an instant I was just filled with this overwhelming peace that everything was going to be okay. It was as though God was saying, "See Maya, I told you I had everything under control, I will bless you and you will be able to enjoy yourself, b/c I'm with you and I love you." It seems like such a small thing but this free meal was such a blessing in so many ways b/c it touched my heart and soul. I needed that assurance and it came at the perfect time.
Well I don't know how many might know by now but I am no longer in my study abroad program b/c I ran out of money, so that means that I had to move out of my current house with a wonderful and amazing mexican family, and find somewhere else to live. Well as I am writing this I am sitting in my new location. I was hooked up to live with this women who I met at the church I attend. Honestly this was completely organized by Christ, b/c she lives by herself and has been living by herself for some time and she has been praying for sometime for God to send her someone to live with and talk with, and in popped me. I think it's amazing to be on the other side of the prayer, when you are the answer, it's literally amazing and it just opens up a new facet of Christ and his powerful, abundant love for us. Just maybe this was one of the reasons my financial situation didn't work out how I planned, so that I would have to move, so that I could bless someone who deserves to be blessed. This woman is sooooooo unbelievable sweet and humble, I know that the Lord wants to teach me a mountain load through her and my heart is humbled every moment I'm here, Christ is holy and amazing.
One of my other many prayer requests was to find some sort of job, and by the grace of Christ, I have a job interview on Monday for the opportunity to be an English teacher at a language university. This is completely in God's hands, so please pray. But still even this blows my mind, God has guided me by the hand and he hasn't let me go, no he hasn't let me go.
Lastly, I must admit that one day of this week I was seriously down b/c I was hungering for love just a hug and desperately desired to talk to my girls in Cleveland. I just couldn't take the almost all male interaction anymore, but the Lord answered my prayer and touched my heart, and I truly felt loved. It was as though he gave me a hug b/c I really wanted to be hugged.
Honestly I think that might be the end of my update, I can't think of anything else, except Christ is always speaking I just need to be patient, dwell at his feet, and listen.
HOP-Cuernavaca shout out, the guys there are excellent and truly a blessing from God.
P.S. My cleveland peeps and family don't think I forgot about you b/c you are always in my heart. Love is something that extends past boundaries and territory lines, it is always present, always feeling, and always wanting to give and be shared.
Genesis 15:1b "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."
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