So unworthy, Yet still He loves me!

What a crazy few weeks it has been! May is nearly over and I've been busier than ever! I graduated from the University of Montana on May 14th, and life sure hasn't slowed down a bit ever since! In the next month, I am moving, my best friend from high school is getting married, and I will be going out of the country for the first time in my life (unless you count Canada- which if you do than you are more sheltered than me!)!

I don't have much to say right now, things are just busy, busy, busy! BUT I would like to let everyone know prayer/support letter's are slowly (but surely) getting to people. If I haven't gotten you one- I haven't forgot, I'm just so unorganized it's not even funny!

Next- I would like to share with you an opportunity to support me. My ten year old sister Peyton is helping me make "salvation bracelets" which I will be selling. You can check out my facebook page for pictures, or I can send you one via email if you let me know. Salvation bracelets are bracelets that are made to tell the most basic form of the gospel. We were born, created in God's image, seperated by sin, made clean through Jesus' blood, etc. The bracelets will come with an index card which will explain each bead, and will give a bible verse that correlates to the bead (there are several bible verses that could work for each bead, but I just gave a few more well-known ones). The bracelets will be $3 each, or you can get two for $5. If you want to get two, but only want to keep one, you can donate your second one to one of the kids I will be working with in Costa Rica! My goal is to be able to take some bracelets down for them! Also, the bracelets will serve as a reminder to you to pray for me and my mission in Costa Rica while I am gone! See- everyone wins :).

One thing I've learned so far in all this is how much God can change my desires. Arguably, one of the most mis-understood verses in the Bible is Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your hear". I LOVE the Disney movie Aladdin! My favorite character is by far the genie. Because he just gives you whatever you want! Psalm 37:4 makes it seem as if God is a genie. You ask for a bike, He gives you a bike. You ask for a million dollars, BOOM, you're rich. I hope all of you reading this know this is NOT in fact the meaning of Pslam 37:4. These last two weeks, I've learned that delighting yourself in the Lord means your own selfish desires start to become less important, and you start to desire the things God desires for you. You want YOUR plan less and less, and HIS perfect plan more and more. I won't expound much on this subject, as my goal is not to lecture, but to tell you God is moving in my life in this way. My desires, my hopes, my dreams, are slowly being surrendered into God's hands. It's definately not a cake walk to do this, but I'm finding more and more peace and just pure joy in my life. God really does know better than us (thankfully!)!

Blessings,
Jess