Many of us know the song from 2002 "Indescribable" written by Laura Story and recorded by Chris Tomlin, but do we actually understand what these words mean?
From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea
Creation's revealing Your majesty
From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring
Every creature unique in the song that it sings
All exclaiming
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go
Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow
Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night
None can fathom
These beautiful words are taken from Job 38 when God questions Job. Job had become arrogant as we see in earlier chapters, but then God speaks of His own goodness. This is where the song comes from. Lets really focus and meditate on these words.
"From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea, creation's revealing your majesty"
Everything in creation points back to God. Everything from the rocks and the dirt on the ground, to the beautiful evening sunset. It all is created by and for Him. We, as humans, haven't even discovered some of the furthest depths of the sea nor have we seen the highest of heights. We don't have a clue what that looks like, but we know that it is revealing His majesty. We know that whatever the bottom of the deepest ocean looks like, it shows of the majesty of God. And we know that whatever the furthest galaxy and creation in space looks like, that too reflects His majesty.
"From the colors of fall, to the fragrance of spring, every creature unique in the song that it sings"
From the beautiful colors of fall to the fragrance of spring. The changing of the seasons reflect who He is. The way the seasons change so perfectly to sustain life, are all His design. Every single creature that has been created is unique in how it sings praises back to Christ. It is so amazing to think about just how many creatures there are. There is over 30,000 known species of fish!! Each of those sing a unique song back to God, each created in their own unique way. Some may be similar, but they're all different. In 2012, there was an estimated 7 billion people in the world. Each one of us was created so uniquely in the image of Christ, but with different gifts and abilities that God designed in each of us so that as the body of Christ, we are able to function just how we were designed to.
"Indescribable, uncontainable, You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name"
Each star was placed in the exact spot that it should go. Here's something amazing...the Milky Way galaxy alone is home to somewhere between 200 and 400 billion stars. Just in the Milky Way!! And God created and placed each star in the sky exactly where it should go. And He knows each one of them so perfectly.
"All powerful, untamable, awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim You are amazing God"
This is and should be our only response to God. His creation is so indescribable we should be awestruck by it. Filled with awe and amazement at His beautiful creation, and then our only response will be to fall on our knees and worship. Our hearts crying out at how amazing He truly is. We will never grasp just how amazing He really is, but from what we can comprehend in our human minds, our response should be amazement and worship with a spirit of humility because of His amazing creation.
"Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go? Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow"
God literally designs every lightning bolt. Sometimes we forget that He is also in the storm. That He has created and intricately designed each storm. The rain, thunder, and lightning all come from Him. This is an amazing truth to remember, the literal and metaphorical statement that He is in the storm. He has designed every storm, and tells every single lightning bolt when and where to strike and speaks into existence thunder itself, but He is also in our storms of life. So often, we can find Him in the good times and the times when everything is going right for us, but we forget that He is there in the storms of life. But He is. These are the times that we cannot rely on our on sight, but must walk by faith and let Him carry us through our storms, because He is over those as well.
"Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light? Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night"
This is my favorite part of the song. God literally came up with the sun. The beginning of life for plants, what is vital in sustaining life for everything. Warmth, light, and so many other things begin with sunlight. And He designed it! He put our earth the perfect distance away from the sun to allow warmth. If we were one planet closer to the sun, we would burn up. If we were one planet further away from the sun, we would not have the warmth needed to sustain life. Our planet would be frozen so much of the time. But then He created the moon to conceal it. To hide the sun at night to create darkness so that plants don't burn up from constant sunlight. So that the other side of the world can get sunlight, He created the axis on which the earth rotates. He created this and holds it in His hand. He is the sustainer of life itself. Job 33:4 says "The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.". This is the truth written all throughout this song. That the breath of the Almighty God is what gives us life and what sustains all of creation. Our only response to this is to fall on our face in worship and adoration.
I would challenge you guys to begin to seek God in the little things that we so often take for granted. The cool weather in the mornings, the sunrise and sunset, the sunlight, the very life we have. All of these things we take for granted and begin losing sight of God in all things. Begin to think. Take a moment each morning on your way to work or before you begin your day and just think about God in all things. Begin to not just see Him in the big things He does in your life, but seek Him and thank Him for all things. For the fact that you were able to wake up this morning, that you have a job and you are able to get there. For the cool weather and the sunrise. All of these things are things that become so routine to us, we forget that they are given to us by God and aren't ours. They're things that He could choose to take away at any moment. So begin thanking Him for all things. Because He holds them all. Don't get caught in the daily routine and forget Christ in all things.
Love you guys!
-Watson
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Sunday, September 20, 2015
My Life in the USA
Hey guys!
It has been a crazy week here in the States. I have learned that it is a real thing to not have time to respond to a text message or email over the past few weeks. Between school and working, I'm pretty much tied up, but it's all going well. School, I have to say, isn't the most interesting part of my day, but it keeps me busy. Working at Gwinnett Church has been incredible so far, and I can't even begin to share all of the things I have already learned as a part of the Leadership Development Program.
But, besides all of that, God has been growing me in incredible ways over the past few weeks. Just to kind of give a run down of the doors that have been opened in my life...relationships that I've been able to build with those around me that don't know Christ is awesome. The opportunity to share Jesus with these people is so exciting. If you could join me in prayer for these people Lane and I both would greatly appreciate it. There are names of 7 people posted on my bedroom wall that I'm intentionally praying for every time I see the name that their hearts would be softened and the Gospel would change their lives, as it has mine. If you would like the names of these people to join us in prayer, please feel free to email and we will be happy to send them to you.
Next, is an idea that I decided would be fun to try and see what happens, is a little fast food restaurant ministry. So what happens is every Tuesday and Thursday between classes, I pick a fast food restaurant to sit at and eat for about an hour. I strategically pick the most center table in the restaurant and dive into the Word for about an hour while praying for each individual that walks in. I have been doing this about 2 weeks now, and will faithfully do it as long as I am able, praying expectantly for God to soften the hearts of those around me to ask me questions or to at least begin thinking about the guy at McDonalds reading his Bible. Whatever God decides to do with it will be perfect and part of His plan. But if you could be in prayer for that as well, it would be greatly appreciated.
Lastly, I want to encourage each of you with this...
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
Remember this as you begin your weeks today. That God is faithful to provide when we call on His name. He is able to carry our burdens to fight our battles for us and keep us safe from harm. Pray in everything. So much so that you become in constant conversation with God. Run everything you do, all your words, thoughts, and actions, through the filter of His Word so that everything you do my be good and pleasing to Him. It may sound silly and feel silly at times, but when you give everything to Him and begin drawing near to Him, He will draw near to you, and you will begin to find Him in all things. From the smallest situation to the biggest, He wants it all. I have learned and experienced this first hand, even over the past week, that when you begin feeding your flesh and choosing the ways of the world, your Spirit is starved and you begin to feel God less and be in less communion with Him, but the opposite is also true, that when you are feeding yourself Spiritually, you begin losing your flesh and truly dying to yourself because there is no room for you and for Him.
Thank you all so much for your continued love and support. We can't express just how thankful we are to know each and every one of you and that you all are a part of our lives in some way. As always, if there is any way we can support, pray for, or encourage you in any way please don't hesitate to email us. It is truly an encouragement to feel and read the love and support from our brothers and sisters in Christ. Thank you all so much!
In Christ,
Watson
It has been a crazy week here in the States. I have learned that it is a real thing to not have time to respond to a text message or email over the past few weeks. Between school and working, I'm pretty much tied up, but it's all going well. School, I have to say, isn't the most interesting part of my day, but it keeps me busy. Working at Gwinnett Church has been incredible so far, and I can't even begin to share all of the things I have already learned as a part of the Leadership Development Program.
But, besides all of that, God has been growing me in incredible ways over the past few weeks. Just to kind of give a run down of the doors that have been opened in my life...relationships that I've been able to build with those around me that don't know Christ is awesome. The opportunity to share Jesus with these people is so exciting. If you could join me in prayer for these people Lane and I both would greatly appreciate it. There are names of 7 people posted on my bedroom wall that I'm intentionally praying for every time I see the name that their hearts would be softened and the Gospel would change their lives, as it has mine. If you would like the names of these people to join us in prayer, please feel free to email and we will be happy to send them to you.
Next, is an idea that I decided would be fun to try and see what happens, is a little fast food restaurant ministry. So what happens is every Tuesday and Thursday between classes, I pick a fast food restaurant to sit at and eat for about an hour. I strategically pick the most center table in the restaurant and dive into the Word for about an hour while praying for each individual that walks in. I have been doing this about 2 weeks now, and will faithfully do it as long as I am able, praying expectantly for God to soften the hearts of those around me to ask me questions or to at least begin thinking about the guy at McDonalds reading his Bible. Whatever God decides to do with it will be perfect and part of His plan. But if you could be in prayer for that as well, it would be greatly appreciated.
Lastly, I want to encourage each of you with this...
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
Remember this as you begin your weeks today. That God is faithful to provide when we call on His name. He is able to carry our burdens to fight our battles for us and keep us safe from harm. Pray in everything. So much so that you become in constant conversation with God. Run everything you do, all your words, thoughts, and actions, through the filter of His Word so that everything you do my be good and pleasing to Him. It may sound silly and feel silly at times, but when you give everything to Him and begin drawing near to Him, He will draw near to you, and you will begin to find Him in all things. From the smallest situation to the biggest, He wants it all. I have learned and experienced this first hand, even over the past week, that when you begin feeding your flesh and choosing the ways of the world, your Spirit is starved and you begin to feel God less and be in less communion with Him, but the opposite is also true, that when you are feeding yourself Spiritually, you begin losing your flesh and truly dying to yourself because there is no room for you and for Him.
Thank you all so much for your continued love and support. We can't express just how thankful we are to know each and every one of you and that you all are a part of our lives in some way. As always, if there is any way we can support, pray for, or encourage you in any way please don't hesitate to email us. It is truly an encouragement to feel and read the love and support from our brothers and sisters in Christ. Thank you all so much!
In Christ,
Watson
Saturday, September 19, 2015
El Salvador
Hey
friends!
It has been about three weeks
since our team arrived safely here in El Salvador. We are so thankful to have experienced the
Lord’s protection over our travels and first few weeks getting settled in. Thank you to each of you who have supported
me financially and prayerfully. You are
a huge part of this journey and your prayer means more to me than you know. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Here’s
a little about El Salvador so far…
The
first week after arriving on the 27th, we had “Orientation
Week”. We have been all over the city of
San Salvador and beyond. Mario, a pastor
here as well as our fearless leader, has showed us the country and introduced
us to lots of new people. We are now
plugged in at a couple different churches and an awesome youth group that is
middle school through college-aged students.
Building relationships in these environments has definitely been my
favorite thing about living here so far.
I have made a special friend, Genesis who loves to ask me and the other
girls questions. We try our best to
answer them with the little Spanish we know!
She is so sweet and her smile is contagious.
Our
team began attending Spanish classes at La Universidad de Central America (UCA)
this past Thursday, the 17th.
Class is going well as we are all eager to learn Spanish in order to use
it for the Lord’s work this year and beyond.
As
well as starting school this week, we are easing into our work with a few
different ministries we will be involved in throughout the year. We will be working in a few orphanages as
well as teaching English classes at a church, La Gracia, twice a week. We have passed out flyers and gone door to
door spreading the word about our English classes in neighborhoods surrounding
the church building twice the past couple weeks and the first English class
begins this Tuesday, the 22nd.
Lots of people seem to be interested… Praise God!
Starting
yesterday, a few of us had the opportunity to go to Escuela Americana, an
American school in San Salvador where we will be helping teach an after school
Bible class for Kindergarten through middle grade students. For those of you who know my desire to teach
and the love for school I have had since I was young, you can understand my
excitement for this special ministry!
Our team will be in charge of writing the lesson plans for the class
every week as well as teaching and leading it every Friday afternoon. How cool is that?! I am SO pumped to see the Lord work through all
of these ministries!
Outside
of our scheduled ministries, Global Year El Salvador provides some free time in
the afternoons/evenings during the week for us to get involved in other local
ministries of our choosing. Some of the
team, including myself, has joined a kick boxing gym and begun building
relationships there. The owner of the
gym is a man named Carlos who our leader, Taylor, has gotten to know well. He has invited him to church and we are
praying that Carlos will come and experience the Gospel! If you would like to join us in prayer for
this boxing ministry, we would be thrilled!
I will continue to keep you all updated as much as possible on how the
Lord moves in Carlos’s life as well as the lives of the other men and women we
are getting to know there. Ravyn has
recently started taking all four of the girl students here to a dance studio
that is about a 30 minute walk from the house.
We have enjoyed meeting and getting to know the owner of the studio,
Pablo. As Ravyn was a student here in El
Salvador last year, she knows him well and they have kept up with each other
since then. (Ravyn is now our intern
this year. She’s the bomb!) Pablo has a huge heart. He wants faith so desperately, but his eyes
have not yet been opened to the beautiful Grace that has been freely given to
him. We pray for Pablo every day, and
now that all of us girls have had a few opportunities to talk with him and hear
his heart about God and faith, our hearts have been burdened deeper and deeper
for Pablo’s salvation.
Being
here about three weeks now, I have found this new love for the Word. God has definitely placed that in my heart
and I love it so much. When I think
about how badly I NEED the Word and NEED to be in it… it’s crazy. The Psalms say to meditate on His Word day
and night. I don’t do that anywhere near
what I should be. I’ve been convicted by
this verse and God is working on my heart with that. Ravyn said the following statement the other
day and it stopped me dead in my tracks… Feeding
the Spirit starves the flesh. But sadly,
in just the same way, feeding the flesh, starves the Spirit. Feeding the
Spirit starves the flesh. I need to be
focused on continually feeding my Spirit, the Spirit of God that lives in
me!! Not distracted by the flesh’s
desires or feeding the flesh’s worldly appetites. Paul writes in Galatians 5:16-17, “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will
not gratify the desires of your flesh.
For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit
what is contrary to the flesh. They are
in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. “ I have to really focus on feeding my Spirit
and therefore, starving my flesh and it’s desires. I want to meditate on His Word day and night
and have His praise continually on my lips.
Another
thing I am learning… I was reading in 1
Peter last week about beauty. The
following are common verses among women, but something new stuck out to me this
time in reading and I want to share it with you! …
“Your beauty should not come
from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold
jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it
should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet
spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.
For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God
adorned themselves.”
Like
I said, I feel like these are common verses among women, but the second half of
this group of verses sometimes seems to be left out when I’ve heard them
before. I should not find my beauty in
any outward adornment or in any outward appearance or anything I put on my outward
self. Rather though, my beauty should be
found in my INNER SELF. The next line
really hit me the other day and has every time since then… the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. Wow. I
am praying and begging God to work on this in me. I want the unfading beauty of a gentle and
quiet spirit! This which is pleasing to
God! It says here that this gentle and
quiet spirit is how the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used
to adorn themselves! I want to be just
like them! I have put my faith in God,
just like them… so why would I ever try to let my beauty come from anything or
anyone else? I am learning to let my
beauty come from that of my inner self in a whole new way. The
unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit.
Thank
you for your outpour of love and prayer for Watson and I. We could not be more blessed by the
incredible relationships God has placed in our lives. Thank you for checking in on our blog
today! Don’t forget if there is any way
we can be praying for you or if there is anything you’d like to add, please
don’t hesitate to comment below or email us at watsonandlane@gmail.com. Thank you!
-Lane
“As
a deer pants for streams of water, so my soul thirsts for you, my God.”
Psalm
42:1
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Peace
Hey friends!
It has been a crazy first week of no Lane in our lives. She flew out around 10:30 on Thursday morning and safely landed in El Salvador Thursday afternoon around 3:00. The first week has to be the toughest. Throughout these first few days I have learned several things that I never would have imagined learning this quickly.
First, I learned how much we take for granted the value of a face to face conversation and rely on social networking, text messaging, etc. to have our conversations. After a week without that, it really begins to put in prospective just how much we take advantage of that.
Next, I have learned the power in having brothers and sisters in Christ. Romans 12:4-5 says " For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, through many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." These verses have truly come to life for me as I went through a tough week. The number of encouraging text messages or people encouraging me in some way has blown me away. I believe this is truly how the church is to function. It is made clear in Scripture that through Christ we are one body and are to encourage one another. When one part of the body hurts, we all hurt; when one part of the body rejoices, we all rejoice together. God has truly taught me that in just a week. So thank you all so much for your love and support of each of us. There's no words to explain just how grateful we are.
Lastly, the last thing I have learned is found in Isaiah 26:3-4. These verses say "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.". Our God is a strong God. He is greater than all things and through Him are all things. He is capable of holding and sustaining everything, and chooses to because He loves us. We are not capable of holding any situation or circumstance that may come our way. This verse taught me that when we keep our focus on Him, there we find peace. He is Jehovah Shalom, the God of peace. I think though, that it is important to ask the question, what exactly is peace?
A lot of people would relate the word peace to the opposite of war time. But that isn't what true peace is. The word shalom translated means wholeness, being complete, or well being. Peace means having things properly designed and well ordered, harmony and balance. Peace is more than an emotion. Its not something that changes based on what life throws at you. Peace stays calm in the calm and in the middle of the storm when everything else around is chaos. We know that in our lifetime there will be trouble and hard times. Jesus tells us this in John 16:33. Its one thing for the world to be falling apart, but another thing for us to be falling apart with it. We can find our rest in God though, because He has already won and overcome the world.
So how do we find peace? By abiding in Him. We must keep our minds and hearts focused completely on Him, seeking to constantly align our thoughts underneath God's point of view. I have learned that this is truly the only way to have peace. By abiding in Him, seeking Him in everything, and staying in constant communion with Him, I have learned and felt a true peace even though the world around me seems absolutely crazy.
My prayer for each of you this week is that you would find and experience this week, just as I have. The world around may seem crazy, but I pray that you would lean into Christ even more during this time and by seeking and abiding in Him, that you would find His peace that passes all understanding. As always, I am available to talk any time if you need to talk you can find my phone number and email both on our bio. We love you guys thank you for each of your continued prayer and support!
-Watson
It has been a crazy first week of no Lane in our lives. She flew out around 10:30 on Thursday morning and safely landed in El Salvador Thursday afternoon around 3:00. The first week has to be the toughest. Throughout these first few days I have learned several things that I never would have imagined learning this quickly.
First, I learned how much we take for granted the value of a face to face conversation and rely on social networking, text messaging, etc. to have our conversations. After a week without that, it really begins to put in prospective just how much we take advantage of that.
Next, I have learned the power in having brothers and sisters in Christ. Romans 12:4-5 says " For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, through many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." These verses have truly come to life for me as I went through a tough week. The number of encouraging text messages or people encouraging me in some way has blown me away. I believe this is truly how the church is to function. It is made clear in Scripture that through Christ we are one body and are to encourage one another. When one part of the body hurts, we all hurt; when one part of the body rejoices, we all rejoice together. God has truly taught me that in just a week. So thank you all so much for your love and support of each of us. There's no words to explain just how grateful we are.
Lastly, the last thing I have learned is found in Isaiah 26:3-4. These verses say "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.". Our God is a strong God. He is greater than all things and through Him are all things. He is capable of holding and sustaining everything, and chooses to because He loves us. We are not capable of holding any situation or circumstance that may come our way. This verse taught me that when we keep our focus on Him, there we find peace. He is Jehovah Shalom, the God of peace. I think though, that it is important to ask the question, what exactly is peace?
A lot of people would relate the word peace to the opposite of war time. But that isn't what true peace is. The word shalom translated means wholeness, being complete, or well being. Peace means having things properly designed and well ordered, harmony and balance. Peace is more than an emotion. Its not something that changes based on what life throws at you. Peace stays calm in the calm and in the middle of the storm when everything else around is chaos. We know that in our lifetime there will be trouble and hard times. Jesus tells us this in John 16:33. Its one thing for the world to be falling apart, but another thing for us to be falling apart with it. We can find our rest in God though, because He has already won and overcome the world.
So how do we find peace? By abiding in Him. We must keep our minds and hearts focused completely on Him, seeking to constantly align our thoughts underneath God's point of view. I have learned that this is truly the only way to have peace. By abiding in Him, seeking Him in everything, and staying in constant communion with Him, I have learned and felt a true peace even though the world around me seems absolutely crazy.
My prayer for each of you this week is that you would find and experience this week, just as I have. The world around may seem crazy, but I pray that you would lean into Christ even more during this time and by seeking and abiding in Him, that you would find His peace that passes all understanding. As always, I am available to talk any time if you need to talk you can find my phone number and email both on our bio. We love you guys thank you for each of your continued prayer and support!
-Watson
Thursday, August 27, 2015
This is the day that for almost a year now, I never thought would come… but finally, it has arrived! I'm sitting at the airport with my awesome team and leaders as we are getting ready to fly out to San Salvador, El Salvador! Thank you to everyone who has supported me and my team prayerfully and financially. You have been a major part of equipping me to share the love of Christ with the country of El Salvador. I could not be more grateful for your generosity and support.
God has already been at work the past couple days throughout our orientation/training time. He is beginning to reveal to me what total dependence and surrendering my ALL to Him every day looks like. I could not be more excited to see how He continues to move and tear at the strings of my heart. He is so faithful. So loving. So merciful.
Here's a little truth that I am clinging onto and proclaiming over the next eight months.
Psalm 34:1-3 says...
I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!
Psalm chapter 34 has been weighing heavy on my heart the past couple days. God calls us to praise Him and bless His name at all times. I want His name to continually be on my lips. I want my soul to BOAST in the Lord. I am praying this over this year and over each of you this morning! May we be a people who choose blessing our Father's name over complaining, grumbling, arguing… May we exalt Him together at ALL times!
Thank you again for taking the time to check out Watson's and my blog! We are thankful for you!!
Monday, August 24, 2015
Here we go...
The day has finally come. Lane
leaves tomorrow morning. We have enjoyed this summer together spending time
together growing in our relationship and in Christ. We have shared many fun
times doing things like hiking and kayaking, and hard times like today when we
have to say goodbye. We are so grateful for the time that we have had together
over the last few months. We are also so thankful for all of you that have
supported us through prayer and time of fellowship. Our friendships with each
of you are so valuable to us and we are so incredibly blessed to know you all.
Though we know this time will be one of the hardest of our lives, we know God
is faithful and that we can trust Him and all that He is doing in us. We are
excited to see how He uses each of us and to share with you all what He is
doing.
After today, I (Watson) will be
the one primarily posting on our blog although Lane should be able to once
every week or two. We hope to use this as a way to communicate with you all
that God is doing and keep you updated on the things we are doing. The doors
God has opened for each of us to impact our communities, although they are on
different sides of the world, are incredible. We can't wait to share with you
all what He does.
We hope that you will continue
to follow our blog and read as often as you can. We know that we can find rest
in Him and hope that in May when Lane returns we can begin using this time as
part of our testimony and to share with others the amazing work Christ has done
in us and tell the stories of His faithfulness to us. We love each of you and
are so very thankful for your love and support.
Watson and Lane
Mark 16:15
And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel
to the whole creation"
Friday, July 10, 2015
Hey guys!
Hey guys! Just wanted to give you all a little look into my plans for the fall/spring of 2015-2016.
So I will be attending the University of North Georgia in Gainesville in order to live at home next school year. I'll be taking 18 hours of classes on Monday Wednesday and Friday that start at 8:00am and end at 8:00pm. So those will be full days of classes. The other 2 days (Tuesday and Thursday) I plan to continue working where I am now where my hours would be 8:00-6:00. So my schedule is pretty booked. I plan to continue volunteering as a middle school small group leader and elementary school volunteer at my church. I will also be helping with FCA at my former high school a few mornings a week, and in the spring will start as the junior varsity tennis coach. All this to say, my life gets crazy in August!
As many of you may already know, I'm planning to transfer from North Georgia in the summer of 2016 and attend a private college. More than likely Shorter University in Rome, Georgia. There I plan to major in athletic training and minor in Christian leadership. With that I will begin full time missions in Latin America. I don't know what exactly it looks like at this point, whether it's a commitment for a time or for life..things like that. This is something that Lane and I have been praying through and are continuing to pray for Gods guidance in this.
One thing I would love if you guys could be in prayer for as the school year nears, is an open door to be involved with a ministry through my church. I can't explain completely just yet because I don't even know all the details of it! But if you guys could be in prayer for that and if it's something God has for me that it would be clear and if not that the door would be shut.
I know most of you (especially if you've recently graduated) have heard and probably know by heart Jeremiah 29:11- For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a hope and a future. But I want to give you the next verse because that one is just as powerful as this one. Jeremiah 29:12-13 says "then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart"
Jeremiah 29:12-13 is such a great reminder that God is always faithful. That whenever we call upon Him, He is always there to provide what we need. One of the most amazing things about that though is most of the time it's not what we expected. He doesn't work off of our expectations. For example, let's say our car is old and has a ton of problems and breaks down all the time and we just know one day soon it won't start at the worst possible time, but we don't have the funds to invest in a new car right now. So a lot of times in trusting God to provide we think "okay God I'm trusting you to provide me with a brand new car" and then in the back of our minds were thinking wow I hope it's a 2015 Ford Mustang! But in reality we end up finding a small car that's been used and affordable, but it gets us from point A to point B. What happens though is we can miss Gods provision for our needs because we were so focused and looking for the new car, we missed God providing for the need, which was some way to get where we needed to go. So I would just encourage you guys, give whatever situation you have to Christ, but truly give it all to Him. He wants your entire heart, not just compartments of it. He's the only one capable of hold our heart. And He has proven to me and to Lane time and time again His faithfulness and provision, if we just trust Him and His plan and not our own.
We love you guys and are here for you in any way we can be. Feel free to email us anytime, we want to be able to specifically pray for you and whatever may be going on in life right now. Thank you for your amazing love and support!
- Watson
So I will be attending the University of North Georgia in Gainesville in order to live at home next school year. I'll be taking 18 hours of classes on Monday Wednesday and Friday that start at 8:00am and end at 8:00pm. So those will be full days of classes. The other 2 days (Tuesday and Thursday) I plan to continue working where I am now where my hours would be 8:00-6:00. So my schedule is pretty booked. I plan to continue volunteering as a middle school small group leader and elementary school volunteer at my church. I will also be helping with FCA at my former high school a few mornings a week, and in the spring will start as the junior varsity tennis coach. All this to say, my life gets crazy in August!
As many of you may already know, I'm planning to transfer from North Georgia in the summer of 2016 and attend a private college. More than likely Shorter University in Rome, Georgia. There I plan to major in athletic training and minor in Christian leadership. With that I will begin full time missions in Latin America. I don't know what exactly it looks like at this point, whether it's a commitment for a time or for life..things like that. This is something that Lane and I have been praying through and are continuing to pray for Gods guidance in this.
One thing I would love if you guys could be in prayer for as the school year nears, is an open door to be involved with a ministry through my church. I can't explain completely just yet because I don't even know all the details of it! But if you guys could be in prayer for that and if it's something God has for me that it would be clear and if not that the door would be shut.
I know most of you (especially if you've recently graduated) have heard and probably know by heart Jeremiah 29:11- For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a hope and a future. But I want to give you the next verse because that one is just as powerful as this one. Jeremiah 29:12-13 says "then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart"
Jeremiah 29:12-13 is such a great reminder that God is always faithful. That whenever we call upon Him, He is always there to provide what we need. One of the most amazing things about that though is most of the time it's not what we expected. He doesn't work off of our expectations. For example, let's say our car is old and has a ton of problems and breaks down all the time and we just know one day soon it won't start at the worst possible time, but we don't have the funds to invest in a new car right now. So a lot of times in trusting God to provide we think "okay God I'm trusting you to provide me with a brand new car" and then in the back of our minds were thinking wow I hope it's a 2015 Ford Mustang! But in reality we end up finding a small car that's been used and affordable, but it gets us from point A to point B. What happens though is we can miss Gods provision for our needs because we were so focused and looking for the new car, we missed God providing for the need, which was some way to get where we needed to go. So I would just encourage you guys, give whatever situation you have to Christ, but truly give it all to Him. He wants your entire heart, not just compartments of it. He's the only one capable of hold our heart. And He has proven to me and to Lane time and time again His faithfulness and provision, if we just trust Him and His plan and not our own.
We love you guys and are here for you in any way we can be. Feel free to email us anytime, we want to be able to specifically pray for you and whatever may be going on in life right now. Thank you for your amazing love and support!
- Watson
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