Retreat!!!!

Last weekend, my young adults group from church went on a retreat, it was so nice and refreshing. The past couple weeks since I have been back from CO I can feel a HUGE change in my attitude. I have been trying to open myself up more for God to work in me and through me.

Ephesians 3:16-21 has been my go-to verse to help me remember the whys and hows.... why am I doing this?- For Him... How amd I ever going to accomplish this.... through Him

Ephesians 3:16-22 (New International Version)
16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

God has been so good to me the past couple of weeks. I can only give Him the credit, as he desires me to. I wonder if I have been putting too much focus on what I can do, and what I've been doing. I know that when I try to do things my way, they don't work out. I've know all along, but I forget to ofter and God continues to remind me ( which I am SO thankful for!) that It's Him..... It's him alone that is going to bring my support in. I need to obey Him, not just obey though,- not as what the world thinks of obey as, but meet with him and love him and spend precious time with him, and through that, He gives me the stregth to make phone calls or write letters, or do whatever I need to do- what HE desires of me- obey with Joy that I get to serve him and others through what I am doing, and bring Joy to Him. If making phone calls brings Joy to my creator, then I will make phone calls.

Since I realized the Joy I can have in pleasing God, I have found support raising activities to be less of a burden. because it's not for me. It's ultimately for him, and He knows what's best for me, so I just need to trust him.