Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Sowing and Reaping

Hello!

I have a little bit of updates on the project. We are working on starting a new Student Group at UCF. It will be a group that will offer hope and help to students who find themselves in an unplanned pregnancy.

This foundation of this group will be built on love. It will be a faith-based service group. Our dream for this student group at UCF is that it will be the group that pregnant students will turn to for help. That they will not feel judgment, or fear, but acceptance and love. We want to transform UCF with the love of the gospel. We have a life saving message.

Today I found some verses that were really encouraging and I wanted to share them with you. As I met with some students a couple of days ago, I did some vision casting with them. I explianed that this group will take hard work to get started, it might take some time for it to become a reality of the dream we have. Then today I was encouraged as I read from Galations 6:8-9

"8The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers."

That was so encouraging to me. I mean I just got started with this project in February, but as times get hard and discouraging, we must carry on! I love that! It is not our timing but the Lords.

Right now we are looking for college students to commit to the group and are assigning the leadership roles. Please pray for Gods wisdom in this.

I want to end with some great lyrics by Josh Groban

You are Loved
-Josh Groban

"Don't give up
Because you want to be heard
If silence keeps you
I...I will break it for you

Everybody wants to be understood
Well I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved"

Isnt that the truth we are craving to hear? We are loved! Don't give up, YOU are loved! After all "For God so loved the world...." John 3:16a

1 comment:

  1. Great words of wisdom. It is so true we all crave love and acceptance and as Judy Douglass says to be known.

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