I must learn to have faith
something that I learned from Sobre el puente is
I can't change anything. I can't transform these kids lives or there hearts. Only God can. Something really hard for me to accept is, God is either going to change them or not, but whatever he does, he will do it in his own time. I want them to wake up right now. I want them to listen to the things we tell them everyday. I want them to really take the heart the things the staff and missionaries are say. I want them to be happy, and be safe. I want them to have a future, to have hope, and to be drug free. I want them to have a job, live in a home, have a family, have someone to love. I want them to know Gods love and accept it. I want them to realize they are worth something in this world. I want them to know they are beloved children of God. I want them to realize their potential and attain it. I would like them to know their talents and their gifts and have opportunities to share them. I want them to seek God and find him. I want them to know his joy and believe in his grace. I want them to be loved and have unshakeable faith. I want them to be able to recieve an education. I want them to have options and choices. I want them to be heard. I want them to know that their thoughts and opinions matter. I want them to know that they are loved and special too. I want them to feel important. I want them to have a good life. I want them to have the same chances in this life that I was born with. Reflecting on all of these desires and aspirations for these kids, I understand that for alot of these kids it is going to be very long road. And I see that I can't do it for them. I know that only God can do anything and I just pray that he would do this for these kids. I know no matter what he does the most important thing is for them to have a relationship with him. I don't know exactly what I can do to help but I know I would like to try. Right now, being so far away, I know there is only so much I can do. One of the things I can do, is I can love them. How can I love them? I can pray for them. I need to remember that prayer is powerful, and probably the most important thing I can be doing for these kids. Its one of the ways I can love them immensely, through prayer. Intercessing to an all powerful God on their behalf, regarding their futures and their well-beings. God hears us when we pray for them, and he really listens. Sometimes we see God answer our prayers and sometimes he does things differently than we expect. But no matter what he is doing it for the good of those who love him. God answers our prayers when our hearts are pure and we are praying with love for another person. When we pray with the right motives, when we pray in Gods love, and when we submit them into Gods hands. To submit them to Gods grace is what is best for them. And to love is to want what is best for another person. Just like God wants what is best for all of us, and this is to know him and have him in our lives. When we surrender all to his will and know that we are powerless yet we are asking a God who is limitless, and all powerful, then God is faithful...When we pray and we trust that God will take care of them, he will. I always forget that God is faithful. He loves them more deeply and perfectly than we know how to love. We need to trust that God will love them and will take care of them. I need to remember that God is concerned for their future even more than I am. God wants a relationship with them even more than I want that for them. Something that I have to learn is not to be discouraged in this ministry. Something I have to remind myself of is even if Im not seeing immediate results, I must have faith. God is working in their hearts even though I can't see it or I can't always tell. Just the fact that they are going to Sobre El puente is proof that God is doing something there. No one is forcing them to go, they can leave if they choose to, but they choose to stay they choose to return day after day. This is one of the more subtle ways I can tell that God is moving slowly but surely in many lives. The truth is that God is in control and he is good. So even though some of these kids I might only know for a little while, some of them might come and go, some of them I may never see again, I need to take heart in the fact that God is hearing my prayers and his will, will be done no matter what. I need to remember that they are in his hands. I just want them to change and grow in faith right now, I have no patience. I know that I need to grow more too. Obviously my faith is weak, with how much I doubt and worry, even with how blessed I have been and the countless times God has answered my prayers regarding these kids. I will keep praying, and if you are looking for things to pray for the ministry about (specifically sobre el puente) please pray this; that God would continue to teach them and work in their lives and change their hearts. That they would have ears to hear and soften their hearts to understand. That each one would seek a relation with him as their own. That the Lord would not only give them love and understanding but that he would give hope and a future. that their lives would be blessed, and that God would bring people into their lives that would draw them closer to him. That many people would continue to pray for this ministry and these kids. Also that we would all just have peace that God is in control and will love these kids and bless them more richly than we could have ever imagined.
I can't change anything. I can't transform these kids lives or there hearts. Only God can. Something really hard for me to accept is, God is either going to change them or not, but whatever he does, he will do it in his own time. I want them to wake up right now. I want them to listen to the things we tell them everyday. I want them to really take the heart the things the staff and missionaries are say. I want them to be happy, and be safe. I want them to have a future, to have hope, and to be drug free. I want them to have a job, live in a home, have a family, have someone to love. I want them to know Gods love and accept it. I want them to realize they are worth something in this world. I want them to know they are beloved children of God. I want them to realize their potential and attain it. I would like them to know their talents and their gifts and have opportunities to share them. I want them to seek God and find him. I want them to know his joy and believe in his grace. I want them to be loved and have unshakeable faith. I want them to be able to recieve an education. I want them to have options and choices. I want them to be heard. I want them to know that their thoughts and opinions matter. I want them to know that they are loved and special too. I want them to feel important. I want them to have a good life. I want them to have the same chances in this life that I was born with. Reflecting on all of these desires and aspirations for these kids, I understand that for alot of these kids it is going to be very long road. And I see that I can't do it for them. I know that only God can do anything and I just pray that he would do this for these kids. I know no matter what he does the most important thing is for them to have a relationship with him. I don't know exactly what I can do to help but I know I would like to try. Right now, being so far away, I know there is only so much I can do. One of the things I can do, is I can love them. How can I love them? I can pray for them. I need to remember that prayer is powerful, and probably the most important thing I can be doing for these kids. Its one of the ways I can love them immensely, through prayer. Intercessing to an all powerful God on their behalf, regarding their futures and their well-beings. God hears us when we pray for them, and he really listens. Sometimes we see God answer our prayers and sometimes he does things differently than we expect. But no matter what he is doing it for the good of those who love him. God answers our prayers when our hearts are pure and we are praying with love for another person. When we pray with the right motives, when we pray in Gods love, and when we submit them into Gods hands. To submit them to Gods grace is what is best for them. And to love is to want what is best for another person. Just like God wants what is best for all of us, and this is to know him and have him in our lives. When we surrender all to his will and know that we are powerless yet we are asking a God who is limitless, and all powerful, then God is faithful...When we pray and we trust that God will take care of them, he will. I always forget that God is faithful. He loves them more deeply and perfectly than we know how to love. We need to trust that God will love them and will take care of them. I need to remember that God is concerned for their future even more than I am. God wants a relationship with them even more than I want that for them. Something that I have to learn is not to be discouraged in this ministry. Something I have to remind myself of is even if Im not seeing immediate results, I must have faith. God is working in their hearts even though I can't see it or I can't always tell. Just the fact that they are going to Sobre El puente is proof that God is doing something there. No one is forcing them to go, they can leave if they choose to, but they choose to stay they choose to return day after day. This is one of the more subtle ways I can tell that God is moving slowly but surely in many lives. The truth is that God is in control and he is good. So even though some of these kids I might only know for a little while, some of them might come and go, some of them I may never see again, I need to take heart in the fact that God is hearing my prayers and his will, will be done no matter what. I need to remember that they are in his hands. I just want them to change and grow in faith right now, I have no patience. I know that I need to grow more too. Obviously my faith is weak, with how much I doubt and worry, even with how blessed I have been and the countless times God has answered my prayers regarding these kids. I will keep praying, and if you are looking for things to pray for the ministry about (specifically sobre el puente) please pray this; that God would continue to teach them and work in their lives and change their hearts. That they would have ears to hear and soften their hearts to understand. That each one would seek a relation with him as their own. That the Lord would not only give them love and understanding but that he would give hope and a future. that their lives would be blessed, and that God would bring people into their lives that would draw them closer to him. That many people would continue to pray for this ministry and these kids. Also that we would all just have peace that God is in control and will love these kids and bless them more richly than we could have ever imagined.
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