So Wednesday night was yet another stressful night at the church. Don't get me wrong- I love those kids and I love being there. But the stress? That's another story. A frustrating thing happened on the bus with kids before we even got to the church. Some of the older boys love to yell out the windows of the bus. Try as I may, they won't stop. Wednesday night was the final straw. We had pulled into the apartment complex to pick up a slew of our kids. We were parked there and lo and behold, the yelling began. I started hearing things like "Hey girl! Can I have your number?" Ok, these boys are in elementary school!!! Well, all of the sudden they start shutting the windows and sitting down and getting really quiet- very suspicious. This girl's father had climbed over the fence, walked over to the bus, and started telling the driver how we are supposed to be a Methodist church and every week we pull in and those boys start yelling at his daughter and he doesn't think a church should be acting like this. He's absolutely right. My heart sunk in that moment because this is exactly why there are people who are so skeptical of Christians. I also felt horrible because I had all but given up on trying to get those kids to listen to me. This ends next week.....
I also wanted to share the following quote from a book I am reading called The Marriage Builder. "When by simple faith I accept Christ's shed blood as full payment for my sins, I am brought into a relationship with an infinite Being of love and purpose who fully satisfies my deepest needs for security and significance. Therefore I am free from self-centered preoccupation with my own needs; they are met." I must have read this quote about 20 times over and over again. This is a very honest word that I need to hold onto. I am ridiculously in love with my wonderful fiance, but he can't be my everything. The Lord is my everything and only He can fulfill my deepest needs!
In His Mercy.
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