Overwhelmed

"When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place, what is mankind that You are mindful of them, human beings that You care for them?" 
-Psalm 8:3-4

Have you ever been so overwhelmed by something that you just can't get over it? This verse acts like that for me, and I wanted to start my blog off with this because it was when I was in Colorado, looking at the gorgeous Rocky mountains from a Young Life camp, that I realized how truly magnificent the Lord and His workmanship in me and in others around me really is, and that I wanted to share it. When I had the chance to be still and open my eyes to the beauty around me, I realized how much more undeserving I was of His love and care. How could He love me when I consistently let Him down?


I am His daughter though, and I will forever be a part of His family. He yearns and desires for a relationship with me... me!! Again, this overwhelms me that the God of the universe, who created the heavens, the moon, and the stars, would want that with me, but it's the truth. I can't help but attempt to give some of that back to Him, and as I have learned, the more I spend time with Him and grow in that relationship, the more I want to serve Him. 


In just 2 weeks I will be headed to Cape Town, South Africa where I will be studying, traveling, but more importantly, serving. For the third summer in a row, the Lord is taking me outside of my Atlanta bubble to serve others, and I could not be more thrilled. I am overwhelmed at the thought of leaving the country in 14 days without even being done with exams here at Wake, but similar to the verses in Psalm 8, I have learned that sometimes being overwhelmed can be a good thing. It can cause you to open your eyes a little bigger and discover truths about life and about yourself. I am really looking forward to seeing what the Lord has for me, and I can't wait to continue updating this and hopefully encouraging others with how the Lord is working all over the world.