The day has arrived... again.

Well it is 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning, I have been up since 6:15 getting ready for the day and packing. This is the fourth year that I will be packing up my room at home and making the trip over to CA. I had to stop and remind myself to get refocused. I get so overwhelmed during things like this because I want everything so organized and perfect. (GR!) It obviously does not always go as smooth as I would like. I absolutely hate trying to figure out what I want to bring, and what I want to leave behind. I always end up taking WAY too much, and even though every single year I tell myself that I am going to cut back, I rarely take my own advice. I am actually very proud of the progress that I have already made, but I still have a long way to go.

Last night we had church, and after church Trey and I had this idea to invite some of our friends for a night at Chipotle, before we all went our separate ways. Well, the Lord has been working and mending friendships like crazy, to say the least. I spent two hours at a coffee shop on Monday with a friend that has been very dear to my heart for a long time. We have drifted apart for almost a year, and it was so encouraging to just pick right back up again. Anyway, back to my Chipotle story, we all basically took over Chipotle. There were so many people there and so many people that had never met before. It was so encouraging to see how the body of Christ gives way to this common bond between believers, and when we network and bring them all together, it is like we have all been friends for years. I found myself simply observing the interactions of all of them last night, and my heart just could not help but be full.

Also, Monday night I went to the HILLSONG concert in Mesa. wow.wow.wow. That is all I can say. It was absolutely incredible. The presence of the Lord was absolutely there and the worship was incredible. I was very thankful to have the opportunity to get to experience that.

In my spiritual disciplines book, I am studying servanthood. It has really shook me and my perspective. Being motivated to serve the Lord by obedience, gratitude, gladness, forgiveness and humility. Understanding that we do not serve God to be forgiven, but we serve Him because we ARE forgiven. 
Dwell on this today :

"Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."
 -1 Corinthians 15:58