The end is always the hardest and yet it is the sweetest

Bueno!

We have entered the last 2 weeks and the proverbial dog poop has hit the proverbial fan. Lets pause a second and rejoice together ........................................................ WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Need I reference all the verses referencing our call to rejoice in our suffering?! Need I reference all the verses speaking to our future glory in Christ which will cause any struggle here to seem insignificant?! Praise God! Have you not seen? Have you not heard He is the Lord God almighty! The Alpha and Omega whom has created all things! I digress.

Moral of the story, conflict is rearing its beautiful face in our team! I would be lying if I thought it was beautiful at first. In my weak spirit, I wanted to run, I wanted for these next two weeks to be over, I wanted to go and die and be with my Lord, lying on my back in desperation looking up at my God, pleading with Him to pour His Spirit out upon me that I might serve, love, guide, and lead well. That I may know when to speak and when to be silent. He has answered my prayer! I am still clueless as to what will happen or exactly how I will respond. All I know is that my spirit is refreshed by the Spirit of God and it is His time to act through me, to act strongly with graceful truth. Praise be to Him for I am nothing, merely a tool for His work. May I be laid low and He be lifted up!
- Please pray that the team would be gracefully truthful with one another, leaving this program with a greater ability to deal with conflict and friendships which they will treasure for the years to come. To not look back with disgust for one another because the conflict was handled poorly.

These past few weeks conversation at work was not what it started out to be. There was little to no depth. I would pray before work consistently asking for the Spirit to lead and make deep conversation happen. I am unsure if I was too weak to listen and act, but I know He has acted now. In the Spirit's strength I was able to have a discussion with my lesbian co-worker on homo-sexuality and what she perceived to be the church's response to it. It was a sweet conversation where I believe I was able to speak truth gracefully. It also led to some deeper issues in her life. I believe we both left the conversation with a greater understanding and love for one another. I know I love her more as a result.
- Please pray for her and for God to be opening her eyes to the truth. That only through faith in the saving blood of Christ can one have life, now and after death.

P.S. A Christian guy just started at my Starbucks. He is here intending to plant a church. It is a sweet blessing to see that what God has used me to start or continue in someones heart will be continued after I leave.

A lesson I continue to learn is that I MUST maintain consistent time with the Lord. I went two days without having a quiet time with my Lord and I felt like I would die. It extremely limited my ability to be useful for the King.
- Please pray that I would be able to say no to fun things when they get in the way of me getting time with God

God is a baller! Recognize.