Rise Up!

Right now, my spirit is stirring--something that has not happended in such a long time. Over break, I got to the point where I finally realized that I simply wasn't seeking God at all. Bible reading was reduced to the weekly Sunday mass and my prayer life consisted of me crying out to God, "Lord, please make this day end!" But break has been good for me. I have finally allowed God to open my eyes and see some things. The first is that I want to change. I was telling one of my best friends the other day that I desire so deeply to be a better person. I want to be an incredible woman of God, someone that resembles Jesus in character so much that people immediatley think of the divine. I have aways to go, I know! But the desire remains. And I also realized that I desire to please God. It is a desire that I really haven't been pursuing. Somehow, in my drive to push my children towards academic excellence, I loss sight of my Father. I need Him--and so do my children. Indeed, they need me to remain in Him so that I give the most I can to them.

I feel like this is the year that I need to rise up. No more excuses. I want to go deeper. I want to know God more. I want to please Him in EVERYTHING I do. I want to see my world change before my eyes. I know that this kind of change is birthed in prayer.

I feel like God has called me to pray for certain individuals on a daily basis--seven students and three Teach for America staff members. If you would like to join me in praying for these individuals by name, please email me (bb1225@messiahe.edu). I am eager to watch how God literally transforms their lives.