Filled to be Emptied

I know I'm filled to be emptied again. No one said it would be easy, actually most everyone said it would be hard, but I knew it would be worth it. I wouldn't say that the last three weeks have been easy, but they surely weren't a hardship either.
I thought July was going to be a month filled with lots of revalation about my own self, and lots of tears, and too many goodbyes, and confrontations of all kinds, and also worry. But it was not like that. The explination of why these past few weeks were not hard, is God. In the past few months I began to get prepared to go on these mission trips. I started to read my Bible better and to pray more and to worship wholly. I let God fill me up, because I knew that I'm filled to be emptied again.
I am sure now that I could have let God move even more in my life, but in the month of June, I started to listen and do what He asked me to do and let Him move me into action.
I realize now that everywhere I went in June, had a reason -to grow me up spiritually and get me closer to God. I was on the look-out, waiting for a chance to hear from God, and God always came through. Also, sharpening my Sword helped a ton. Letting go and letting God handle things was hard all the time, but practice makes it easier and I got lots of that.

So this is my challenge to you. (And to me!) Study Up. I knew that I couldn't go into the battle unprepared, so I trained harder, but the truth is -We are in a battle every day. We have got to be studied and know our Word. We need to pray powerful prayers to our powerful God. I need to let God move me into action more, because I am a lazy girl. I have to let God have control and not worry or be anxious. I need to remember that I am filled. And I need to get out there and empty out into other lives. Pour into other people.

I heard this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub9ntcIvD0s while in the Dominican, and it totally lifted me up and pushed me forward. I hope it does the same for you.

"I will bring praise. I will bring praise! No weapon formed against me shall remain.
God is my victory and He is here.

All of my life, in every season, You are still God.
I have a reason to sing. I have a reason to worship."