these last two weeks.

If ever my faith in God has been challenged, it has been in these last two weeks!

The emotional and mental pain I have been facing due to an unfortunate chain of events has been almost unbearable. I questioned God and asked Him what he was doing.

What had I done wrong to deserve this? I let my faith slip, but Friday morning I had a teen come up to me, hug me and hold me, and tell me how much she loved me! This is when I realized God hasn't left me but is making me stronger - stronger in faith, stronger in leadership and stronger in love.

This teenage girl has been through things that I can not even imagine, but yet she stands tall and proud to be a child of God. She looks up to me. I thought God had placed her in my life for so many purposes where I thought I was to show her, but she has been teaching me through God all along!

Prior to these past two weeks, I thought I was one of the best Christians. I went to church, I prayed to God, I thought I was doing what He wanted me to do. Did God ever bring me down off my pedestal! I believed that my faith would never falter, I believed I knew God completely and that their was no more to know. Now I know that I will never know Him completely. I will always have to seek Him out to discover more and more - but that's part of the journey.

As God's children, we never stop learning and discovering. We have to seek God out everyday and not be too confident, because God's work is never done with us. I thank God for opening my eyes, even though it's been painful. I truly believe it has strengthened my relationship with God and the people around me!

I love my teens, I love my job with Boaz, but most of all I love God for giving it all to me and reminding me that I am doing it for Him!


Jen