Ready or Not?

Did you know that I have the best job in the entire world?
Well... I do. I surely love it. I had a really great moment today with the juniors, and then the SAME moment again later with some of the 7th grade girls. Crazy! In Bible class this morning, we were talking about the moment we decided we were READY to follow Christ, and get baptized. So what happened was, some of the teens said things like, "I didn't get baptized for the right reasons" and "I think I should have waited until now to get baptized because I understand more"... and my heart went out to them. I felt like I really needed to speak up and so I did. I told them that everyone has a different "story" and that they should'nt compare what they knew THEN with what they know NOW, and discredit their decision. Basically I told them that even though they see more and understand more about God now, that doesn't mean they weren't READY to follow Christ back then, but that they are just growing and maturing! It was a really cool moment because I think most of them had been feeling like their conversions were shady... and maybe that they could have done something "better"... BUT THATS NOT THE POINT!! Deciding to follow is being READY! His GRACE is SUFFICIENT! We talked about that for a little while and it was good. SO... then tonight, when I was at the 7th grade Christmas party, I was sitting with about 8 of the girls, and the conversation somehow shifted to the same subject! I felt like I needed to ask them, so I said, "How many of you girls have ever thought that maybe you weren't really ready to get baptized?" After I said that, almost all of them raised their hands. I asked why and they all said the same things that the Juniors were saying earlier. This gave me another opportunity to empower them and let them know that their cognitive decisions to FOLLOW GOD was the only thing they needed! I told them that they were just maturing, and that all they needed to know was that they chose to follow God, and that God's grace has saved them! It was really awesome because I think they all really needed to hear that, and really got it.
I love my job.

Dear Lord please bless my kids. Speak through us and give us wisdom to share your words with them! Thank you for your PERFECT Grace and Mercy. We are so imperfect and we need you more than life itself.


Ok... So can I just say... I MISS YOU KATIE!! I get to have dinner with my sweet girlfriend Katie tomorrow... and I'm so very excited. She is joy to my heart and I can't wait.

I'm doing a photo shoot tomorrow also... for our new youth center... and I'm pumped. I secretly wish I had a photography buisness. It's my favorite hobby. Just fyi. And I promise to post a few of the favs. No worries.

13 Days until Christmas break... and Celeste's Wedding!! Yessss!
Can you please pray that I get to bring my Koko home to Houston after Christmas? I miss her so much. (she's the cutest chocolate Chihuahua you'll ever see. For real.)

Thanks for reading. Love you.