Saturday, July 14, 2012

He Enables the Called


July 7

Things were a bit different this morning. Evelin went with Jen and Alicia to the merkado (market) and dispensa (grocery store) to get food for the week. Evelin wanted to learn administration stuff so Gracie put her in charge of planning the menu for a whole week with a given budget. As far as I know, she stuck to the budget pretty well and even had a bit leftover to buy fruit. So while they were out, I got to baby sit Ashley (Alicia’s baby). Alicia got to go out with them as a reward for being well-behaved. Hopefully this new reward system will be motivation for them to be on their best behavior.

The girls got back a bit later than anticipated so I had to postpone my sex class to the afternoon since I was also on kitchen duty. I literally spent two hours in the kitchen, but I’m glad I got to spend some time with Leslie (cook/nanny). I had been thinking all this time that she didn’t really like me, but I guess she was just having a rough week, She’s actually a lot of fun and I’m glad God equipped me enough to be able to communicate with her.

After lunch I had my class with the girls. We talked about God’s design for human sexuality and what that looks like. I’m really thankful that I was able to use some of what I learned from a class I took this past semester on Human Sexuality (Thank you Dr. Morris!) It’s always a challenge getting them to stay focused and engaged, but I’m not going to give up on them that easily.

“Now that you’ve arrived at your destination, serving in the name of Jesus becomes more than a theory. But God will give you the power to put into practice what you have learned.”

            God does not call the qualified, but he qualifies the called. By my own strength and my own abilities, I can only do so much, but by His power, He can do so much more and use me in ways I would have never thought that I was capable of.

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