My God is Awesome!

First I want to fill you in some things from this week. Wednesday, February the 22nd, began the first day of Lent. After much praying and being still with God, He showed me that I need to learn something this 40 days. Even though Lent is a catholic observance, I choose to observe it because I want to grow more in my faith with Jesus. So I set off on my journey with some limitations in my diet, which includes no beef or pork, no unhealthy snacks, no desserts, and limiting my caffeine intake to either one 20 oz or (2) 12 oz bottles. Also as I was pondering these decisions, I heard God speak to me. He told me that I was spending too much time on facebook. I was giving facebook more face time than I was spending with Him. I agreed and chose to spend the next 40 days being at the feet of Jesus instead of wasting my time on facebook.


I say the first few days of giving something up is always hard. The past few days have been a real eye opener and it was interesting to figure out what I can and can't eat. I hope this journey proves to be a really interesting one and that I learn a lot about Jesus and myself.


Let's catch up to today. Today is Saturday the 25th of February. I woke up this morning with a song on my heart, which inspired the title of this post. The song is called, "Awesome God" by Hillsong. Its an amazing song.  If you have never heard of it, you should look it up, right now. :)


Today I was given the opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus at an event called Food Drop. It's an event sponsored by the church of greater Lansing which provides a food box for families in need all over the mid-Michigan area. This year there were 3,080 families served and around 1000 volunteers. There was a rally before we departed Holt High School and part of my church's band played a few songs. It was an amazing time to be with all those people praising God. I got caught up by looking around at everyone as they sang. I saw this one woman dancing as she was worshiping. I saw children singing, and older adults there as well. It was just a sight to be seen and so many people there all in one place. As a part of Northpointe Community Church, I rode with my two friends, K.C. and Forrest and then later met up with Allie and we delivered 3 food boxes in St. Johns. It was an interesting trip and an adventure I will remember being with my friends for always.


So I call today a good day. I stopped by Panera and picked up some bagels for young adult group tomorrow. I met up with my dad and shared with him the day's events and then we went to Meijer's and picked up the rest of the healthy snacks for tomorrow night. I am pretty excited. Next to the worship band, fellowship with my friends is one of my favorite things to do. I am so happy that I am starting to be more still and can hear more of God's voice than Satan's. What a relief that is. Well I have to finish my devotions and reading God's word. I am learning so much already. I am currently reading Acts and Isaiah. I read a chapter a day in both books. I look forward to reading more and more about my Father. :)