A Good Overwhelming

Is there ever such thing as not minding the fact that you're overwhelmed? If there is.. I'm feeling it.

Though, I can tell why unbelievers can get frustrated or even suicidal when they're constantly being stretched out of their comfort zones, things aren't going the way they planned, life is pouring out all it can on them..

The difference is that we as believers have HOPE.

Seriously. Think about that.

If we didn't have hope, we would give up. We wouldn't wanna run the race because finishing wouldn't matter.
(wow, brian houston is rubbing off on me, im making up awesome quotes now lol)

Hope shows us that there IS a prize, there IS something to live for, there IS something worth dying for, there IS a God who loves us, there IS a God who has saved us, redeemed us, set us free, broke our chains, there IS HOPE.

Sometimes we forget that and we slow down to the point where we let the enemy take our emotions south.. and we forget that we have that hope inside of us!!

That kinda had nothing and everything to do with what I wanted to say.

It was my introduction, actually. Longer than planned, actually probably longer than the whole rest of the blog.

Anyway, I'm feeling overwhelmed here. It's a good overwhelming though.
If that doesn't make sense its alright.

God is constantly working on my heart and I'm only two months into it. He keeps taking me out of comfort zones and into areas where He knows I need work on my character, strengthening me and making me more of His likeness. I LOVE THAT BECAUSE I HAVE HOPE. (see how it all fits in haha)

So I guess all I really wanted to say was yes, I love it here. yes, God is doing heaps of stuff in my life and I know He will continue to all 3 years.

Honestly, my prayer is that when I return home after even just this year- that everything about me would be so different and so much like Jesus that people are not only incredibly attracted to God through it, but that they won't even recognize it's me- and that I won't even recognize who I used to be.

I'm doing the journey.. and I'm so pumped... :)

Love you all and miss you!!