Way Beyond Me

"That You gave me the stars put them out of my

 reach

Called me to waters a little too deep

Oh, I've never been so aware of my need

You keep on making me see

It's way beyond me"

"Beyond Me" by Toby Mac

I heard this song on the radio tonight. I have heard it before but tonight it really hit me what it was saying. I knew I had to share it. As I look over the last five years, I can see time after time again that God has called me to something way beyond my abilities. He has called me on four mission trips and a discipleship program. Altogether, I have raised over $17,000. That is such an insurmountable figure to me. It's way beyond me. It's out of my league.

 God is in the business of calling people to things that are impossible to them, to waters too deep. 

Why does God do this?

He calls us to these things so that we can in turn learn how to fully and wholeheartedly trust and rely on God to get us through. 

I would never have raised that amount of money on my own. It was only through God's infinite provisions that I was blessed enough with the funds to go on these life changing trips. And I am no where close to being done. 

God doesn't call you once.

You also don't learn this lesson only once.

Each and every time God calls me to the waters, I feel like I am drowning. And every time God reminds me to trust. 

Just recently there have been some hiccups in my original plan for this spring (I will get into that more in a later post) and I was beginning to feel frustrated and discouraged. I was confused. God had called me to something and now it wasn't looking like it was going to happen. 

Then one Sunday I was reminded of a verse in Proverbs. 

Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and 

lean not on your own understanding. In all

 your ways acknowledge Him and He will make

 straight your paths."

I had to refocus. I had to pray. And soon enough God gave me peace. And then He showed me something else. (will explain in a later post)

God came through. He answered my prayers. He always does.

"You take me to the place where I know I need You

Straight to the depths that I can't handle on my own

And Lord I know, I know I need You

So take me to Your great …

Take me to Your great unknown"

So if God is calling you to something and your first reaction is to fear or ignore it. 

DON'T!

"I am absolutely convinced that the greatest regrets in life will be missed opportunities."

-Mark Batterson 'In a Pit with a lion on a snowy day.'

God will make your paths straight, you need only to pray and trust in Him. He is, after all, our maker, Father, and God. 

If you are having trouble letting go of control in your life, feel free to comment below. I'd love to pray with and for you. 

Are you fundraising for something that God has called you on and would like some pointers, let me know! I've definitely done my fair share of fundraising and I'm still not finished!

I definitely encourage you to read Mark Batterson's book, "In a pit with a lion on a snowy day". How to survive and thrive when opportunity roars.Such a great read. One of my favorites! 

(You can buy that here: 

http://www.amazon.com/Pit-Lion-Snowy-Day-Opportunity/dp/1590527151/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453525659&sr=8-1&keywords=in+a+pit+with+a+lion+on+a+snowy+day

Thanks for reading! Be sure to 

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Beka

Here is the video if you would like to listen to the entire song!

Come and See

Come and See ...

John 1:46

"We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."

John 4:28-29

So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, "Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?"

Psalm 66:5-6

Come and see what God has done, His awesome deeds for mankind! He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on food-come, let us rejoice in Him.

Come and see...

When I first read these verses back in October, they really hit me. It stirred something within me. Come. Following Jesus requires an action, a step of faith. See. When we take that step of faith that Jesus is calling us to, He will show us His will. Come and see. I love those three words. I love them because I can attest to the truth in that statement. 

I have heard the call of God in my life many times. I have taken those steps of faith. It always reminds me of that scene in Indiana Jones when Indy has to take that step of faith over the chasm, believing that somehow and someway he will not fall to his death.

In the same way, when God has called me to something or somewhere, I have to take that same step of faith. I never know where the path will lead. I barely know what will happen two steps down the road. I just have to trust in God because I know He knows it all. And that is enough for me.


So come...and see all that God is doing in my life. 

Come and see!

I have started and forgotten so many blogs but I hope this blog is different. I hope this one will stay alive for a very long time.

This blog is for everything. It's for my mission trip updates, crafts, reviews, projects and whatever comes to my mind. I hope you join me in this adventure called life and stay up to date on all that is happening.

Come

And 

See

Beka