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I’ve been here at AIM less than 24 hours and the Lord has already taught me a great deal about dependence on Him. Today during our morning session, one of the speakers talked about the importance of our “yes”. We’re always giving our ‘yes’ to something, it’s our choice whether it’s to God or something else. She also asked a convicting question- something to the effect of “when you signed up for this trip, was your ‘yes’ entirely to God or was part of it to the travel, excitement and community?” I realized that not all of my ‘yes’ was to God, it was initially to some of those other things. The Lord quickly revealed His grace to me despite the fact that my ‘yes’ was not entirely on the table for Him.

Yesterday, when setting up my tent, 2 of my squadmates helped me. When it came time to pray with our parents after evening worship, one of my squadmates’ parents prayed over me since my mom couldn’t be here. I’ve had to rely on the Lord for my peace at night when I went to sleep and depend on Him even when I have doubts about why I am here. He has taught me that it is okay to ask for help, to be vulnerable, and to rely on the community in which He has placed me.

I’m a pretty independent and stubborn individual and the Lord has already stretched my dependence on Him. I look forward to how He continues to stretch my ‘yes’ and my obedience over these next 9 months because I know I will not be able to do it without Him.

6 responses to “dependence”

  1. Amen. Amen. Amen. God will show you so much as you obey Him and move out of your comfort zone. praying gma

  3. He is working on your stubbornness to get you to stubbornly depend on Him instead of yourself! I love that you are already seeing Him move in your life. I can’t wait to hear what’s next.

  5. Hola Hannah! Isn’t it wonderful that the Lord is ALWAYS teaching all of us something? I am glad that you are being a good listener and and a quick learner! 🙂 Yes, and AMEN! and remember that you can do ALL things thru Christ who strengthen YOU! 🙂 Philippians 4:13.

    Greetings from MVC! and I’ll be praying for you that you will continue to do fantástico!

    Sra, Astacio

  6. Hi Hannah,
    I’m praying for you daily. I know God has big plans for you. The way you share your heart and are cognizant of your feelings speaks volumes. Thanks for keeping us in the loop. I’ll check in with your mom to see if she’s behaving. Haha. She’s an amazing woman, too. That’s just my “humor”.
    As my great gramma said (my mom shared this) Be strong in the Lord, be well, and do Good. ❤️. Yep. And eat your veggies. 😘
    Love ya, Rebecca
    Jeremiah 29:11

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