1 Month in...

I celebrated my 1 month mile stone of my new job last week. It still feels surreal to me in so many ways. Some, I expected and others have caught me off guard.

I love getting to be in people's lives and championing them to believe all that God has for them. I feel so blessed that even in my new job here working for UNF's athletics I am encouraged to do that. In fact- today I get to visit a soccer player who broke her wrist and just had surgery this morning- yes this is part of my job!!

Many emotions come to my mind when I think about my long journey with Campus Outreach but I think that a picture that God allowed me to see last night really just sums up my heart, and what I believe to be Jesus's heart for the spread of His gospel.

Last night the current Campus Outreach UNF staff girl planned a fun California spaghetti dinner to facilitate a time where the current CO people can bring people that they have been meeting. I offered to come a little bit early to help with whatever needed to be done.

Holli asked me to cook the meat while she met with a few girls to go over their new CO discipleship study and to pray for the girls who were coming tonight. As I was standing in the kitchen and looking out over those girls praying my heart was just singing!!! THIS is 2 Timothy 2:2 lived out right before my eyes!!! You see, I met Holli the day before her freshmen year started at UNF and she was a huge leader in our ministry and I had the privelege of discipling her and then once she graduated she and I worked for CO together this past year. The girls she was meeting with before the dinner were 2 girls that I had discipled, one of whom became a christian in college. It is such a neat thing to realize that you really aren't needed in the spread of the gospel- it is all about God changing hearts and drawing people to Himself!!!

The dinner turned out to be a huge success- with about 40 girls crammed into a small apartment- most of whom aren't christians (yet)! God is still committed to people at UNF and He doesn't need us but I am so grateful that because of Him my life has a purpose that is so much bigger than me!

To follow Jesus's example is to give your life away to people and to give it away sacrficially- like Holli and the other CO staff constantly desire to do. Is it quick or easy? No, it is hard tedious work but Jesus set the example for us and we are to walk as He walked- not coming to be served but to give His life as a ransom for many.


Thank you Lord for your example for calling us to give our lives away to others.