“Who can really be faithful in the great things if he has
not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life?”
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer,
Life Together
This past week has honestly been one of the most tiring
weeks so far on Summer LINK (SLINK). All of us have started our jobs and many
of us come back to the SeaMist ready to go to bed finding ourselves preparing
to go to the next SLINK event. As a result of these long days there is a
temptation for us to slack on essential disciplines that deepen our
relationship with the Lord. For me one discipline that I have definitely been
slacking on is scripture memorization. How can I know truth and guard my heart
if I do not keep scripture in my heart? Graciously, the Lord has reminded many
of my teammates and I of this truth and continues to mold us into men and women
who will be “faithful in the things of daily life” (Bonhoeffer).
Also the Lord has just LAVISHED us with blessings. This past
Sunday we had the opportunity to have our prayer and praise night at a
neighborhood pool with some of the youth from Cornerstone Church. This was such
a blessing because we were able to connect with some of the youth and really
model before them what being a college student who is in love with the Lord
looks like. Then, this past Tuesday we were blessed by having dinner at the
Morton’s house where we discussed the introduction to Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and heard the testimonies of
Blake and Ashley Morton as well as Lucas and Suellen Oliveira. It is always encouraging
to hear how the Lord transforms lives through His gospel. It reminds me that
you always have something to share with anyone you meet, the Gospel. For a
believer it is encouraging and joyous and for a non-believer it is truth and
freedom. Later on that night I found out that Blake drove motorcycles and then I
so happened to find one in their garage.
The rest is history.
Then on Wednesday we were blessed to have Bible study at the
Pauly’s house. They fed us a delicious meal, Andrew and I had the joy of
sharing our testimonies, and then we dove into Matthew 7:6-11 and discussed
truly seeking the Lord in prayer and evaluating our heart's intentions in what
we were seeking the Lord for. What was very encouraging was that the Lord wants us to come to Him in prayer; He
clearly states that in His Word. He is not a Father who is distant or wants to
be distant. He is a Father who is near
and close to us at all times, even
when we do not desire Him to be or we think He is far away. He also is a Father
who provides. He provides everything we need for every day. Seek and trust the Lord in prayer. He knows your exact needs and will
provide.
Finally, this weekend was family weekend! Many of our
families came down and joined the team in various activities. One of the
activities was outreaching to different businesses in the community and showing
our appreciation by giving them cookies. We baked 300 cookies and served around
7 businesses. It is really beautiful to see families serving together and
alongside of each other with the purpose of sharing the Gospel! Also, that same
day we had a cookout for the families where conversations were rich and
athletic talents displayed.
All in all, our team is THANKFUL. God continues to bless us
in amazing ways. He continually shows us His faithfulness everyday, whether
that be setting us up to share the Gospel or revealing to us our sin and
guiding us in sanctification. God is here. He will always be here. He is
faithful and we are blessed to be used by Him here.
Much love from the team!
Michelle
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