Today's thoughts...

Today has to be the best day yet. I worked in the food pantry and got to meet many people from the community. While I was working this guy named Colby came to the door for food. I took his slip and handed him a bag. I noticed a few minutes later that he was sitting outside so I went out making sure he wasn't a homeless and that I gave him the right bag. While being outside with him we got into a really good conversation about God and I learned that he is a Christian...but I got this feeling that something is standing in between him and God. I gave Colby a Bible which I'm praying he will find comfort and wisdom. He asked for my number but, of course, I will never give my number to strangers. I told him that I will be working here the next two months and if he comes back that I would be more than willing to come out and have a conversation with him. I pray that he does come back so I get a chance to talk to him more and encourage him more that God is all that he needs. It doesn't matter if he doesn't have all the riches in life...God is everything. My heart is really in the food pantry and helping the community. For some reason Colby is really on my heart and I hope to know one day why. I ask that you join with me and pray for him that he really seek God. It feels so good to get involved with the community.

Today kind of reminds me of the sermon from sunday. The main verse was Jeremiah 2:13. "My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water." Many times in life we create our own cisterns to get satisfaction and to quench our thirst. All the cisterns we create though are temporary...Examples...A guy in a gang. Him being in a gang is a security thing. Let's say he gets wounded in a gun battle...is that really satisfaction? There are negative things to every cistern we create. Another example...A man with drugs. He's addicted and starts trafficking drugs. He eventually gets a sentence in jail. Is that really satisfaction? Pornography is another thing. People may find enjoyment in it for a while but pornography doesn't build us up. It takes us away from the purity that God wants for us. Is this really satisfaction? We need to be careful to satisfy us with good, beneficial things. What are some of our cisterns that we dig to take us away from God? In the fountain of life of living water...the water is free. God wants us to come to the fountain. Those who are thirsty...come and drink. Christ has His arms open wide...waiting. Again it's a choice. So many choices in life but it's up to us on what we decide. A thought: we can all think about parts of life that take us away from God or make a division between us and God. Should we realize these divisions between us and God now...or until it's too late to fully go back to God. It's up to you.

I ask that you pray for strength for my team. One girl has pink eye and another girl has a stomach virus. Pray for healing and strength. I also ask that you would continue to pray for me to be a light. We have food pantry tomorrow and I hope to meet more people in the community. Also, for Colby. He's really on my heart. Thank you for all of your prayers. I reallllly appreciate them!

In Christ Alone, Rosie