"What you are is God's gift to you.  What you do with yourself is your gift to God."

-Danish Proverb

The above quote really makes sense out of all my recent thoughts and what God has been teaching me.  What does this mean that who I am is God's gift to me? There have been times throughout my life that I have almost suffocated my deep desires and likes/dislikes in order to do what I thought God was asking of me. I believed lies that convinced me that in order to fully follow the way of Jesus Christ I would need to lay down my passions and dreams for the future. Praise God that this is not the case!

How could this be true... I have had revelation more than ever that God as my Creator gave me my desires and likes; He was the one who chose these things for me. As I have spent time in reflection with the Lord I see that He wants to affirm these giftings in me and then He wants to empower me to use them. What will my gift to God be? I cannot say at the moment that there is something specific or concrete... I can say however that God has given me confidence and excitement for strengthening these passions and giftings in order to bear good fruit.

Jake and I have had another great week of seeking God and realizing that this daily time spent together is nothing other than an answer to prayer and we're soaking up every moment.  We enjoyed a school trip to the town of Luzern on Saturday.  (b & w photo above) Also, skiing on Monday was like walking through clouds because of the dense fog! We are continuing to make arrangements for outreach, we'll leave in about five weeks!