Good Eats and Thoughts of a Contemplative Feeler

"You make me brave, You make me brave, You call me out beyond the shore into the waves. You make me brave, You make me brave, no fear can hinder now the promises You made." Since I started on my seminary journey a few weeks ago, I realized that there are moments when I constantly have to choose to be courageous. Even more I realized that the enemy is threatened by my desire to go into vocational ministry and my longing to simply just help people encounter God.  The call to ministry is a call that is never simple and requires much faith as God beckons me out into the rushing tides.  I had the great opportunity to go to Bethel Music's Tides tour this past weekend. For the most part it was refreshing and rejuvenating to be in a worship environment again where God's presence is thick and the Spirit is moving mightily.  From getting to sing out loud how God is forever glorified to feeling God's embrace as we acknowledged His presence, it was my flavor of how I love to

God always brings this up, lol.  This time it was through the message during the high school service (no I'm not in high school, I'm just a leader and intern with the high school ministry haha).  Today, one of the other leaders shared about the sacrifices he has made in his walk with Jesus and how God desires for all of us to live sacrificially that we may experience a more full life with Him.  Since it was directed more towards high school students, his challenge to them was to find something that they need to sacrifice in their lives that is hindering their relationship with Jesus. During his sermon though, I began thinking about how I haven't tithed lately.  In the Old Testament, the Israelites were required on several occasions to give ten percent (tithe=one-tenth) of all they owned to God.  Of course, Jesus's life, ministry, death, and resurrection was the fulfillment of the Law, so though we are no longer required to tithe, we are called to set aside a portion

It's been about two years since I posted on here and probably close to a year since I blogged anything meaningful, lol. So much has happened since then. From graduating to getting my first real job to spending a whole year living life with turd high school students (whom I love dearly), God has taken me on a journey of growing up - mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I write these thoughts down as I sit in the house I spent two years of my life in in Merced, on a mini-vacation from all the craziness of work and ministry in Fresno. Since coming back from Engage a couple weeks ago, God has been stretching me and calling me all the more step out into the unknown of my faith journey with Him. Last week, I heard back from the seminary admissions counselor at Fresno Pacific and he asked me if I would be available for an admissions interview soon! OH..an update about that...despite my bachelor's degree in Biology, working in the lab has proved to me that I'm not meant to