Music is A Powerful Tool: One Thing

Hola Amigos! smile emoticon Here I am again! I just wanted to speak a little truth to you all and share a bit. As I have been raising support for my Stint to the Dominican Republic, it has definitely been a roller coaster. Some days I am super encouraged by someone blessing me, whether a gift or in prayer, and other times I find myself devastated because someone questioned my desires and calling or says "No". Oh it is so hard to hear that. I am far from being a girl who gets everything society tells me I deserve, especially without hard work, but "No" is still a hard pill to swallow. God has been working in me and tearing back these layers. Growing up with my background I have learned to put up barriers for protection, ones that hide my hurt, anxiousness, worry, and weakness. This summer, and really this past year, though a slow process God has been pulling these layers back and allowing his Love to pour in. 1 Peter 5:6-7 says, "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you." This summer has been a very humbling experience, but God is continuing to cover me in His love and he is the "one thing that I need". I am able to stand strong and hold on to the fact that he is Sovereign, he will reveal His plan to me in time. My part is prayer, reading His word, and listening to His voice. So as I (we) push through to that next level that God has for us, I will cast my burdens on Him because in Him will I truly find rest. 

I hope you can find encouragement in this post to keep your eyes on God and find delight in Him always!  

-SH
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