I'm not sure how it happened again, but my time in Colorado has come and gone again. YWAM time is so weird it seems like so long but at the same time it's so short. It seems so long because so much happens and you grow and learn so much. You grow so close to people and you have such deep relationships. But it seems short because the days go by fast and before you even realize it it's over and you're already having to say goodbye to the people who have come to be so dear to you.
Phase 2 (The School of Ministry Development) was amazing! I grew and learned so much! I know that there's some of it that I haven't even realized yet. But there are a few things I know I learned. If I could sum up what Phase 2 was for me I would call it the school of brokenness.
I learned to be humble during Phase 2. I learned that on my own I am weak and that there's a lot I don't know yet, that there's a lot I haven't figured out. I learned how much I need the Lord and that when I realize that I can't do it on my own that He can then do amazing things through me.
I also learned how much I need other people. That the Lord has given me people to support me and that I can support. That doing life together with other people is the best way to live.
On my own I am weak but with the Lord and other people then I am strong!
I learned so many other lessons also: I learned to trust the Lord more. I learned that being a leader is really about being a servant. I learned that success really is just being obedient and faithful to what God has called you to.
Phase 2 definitely didn't teach me the lessons I was expecting it to, but it was so good! That doesn't mean it was always easy, because honestly it was really hard sometimes. But in the midst of it God was always good and I wouldn't trade this time for anything! God took me deeper than He ever has before and I'm so thankful for it.
I learned to be humble during Phase 2. I learned that on my own I am weak and that there's a lot I don't know yet, that there's a lot I haven't figured out. I learned how much I need the Lord and that when I realize that I can't do it on my own that He can then do amazing things through me.
I also learned how much I need other people. That the Lord has given me people to support me and that I can support. That doing life together with other people is the best way to live.
On my own I am weak but with the Lord and other people then I am strong!
I learned so many other lessons also: I learned to trust the Lord more. I learned that being a leader is really about being a servant. I learned that success really is just being obedient and faithful to what God has called you to.
Phase 2 definitely didn't teach me the lessons I was expecting it to, but it was so good! That doesn't mean it was always easy, because honestly it was really hard sometimes. But in the midst of it God was always good and I wouldn't trade this time for anything! God took me deeper than He ever has before and I'm so thankful for it.
And now it's over and that's hard too. I'm going to miss everyone so much! The fun times we had together, the hard times, the lessons we all learned. These people were there for me through everything and it was so hard to say goodbye. They weren't just my classmates or roommates, they are my friends. They are my friends and they always will be. And I am so thankful for that!
So I'm back home again and I'm not completely sure what this next chapter of life holds for me. I have some ideas and some thoughts about it and I'm really excited for what's in store! I know that it's going to be good! And I know it's going to be good because I have a good God who will be with me every step of the way and because He has surrounded me with amazing people who I know will always be there for me.
So it's another ending. But really it's just a new beginning. I'm so thankful for the time I've had in Colorado and the memories I have made that I'll never forget.
But I'm going to keep moving forward, being faithful where I'm at and I know as I do that the journey ahead is going to be amazing!
But I'm going to keep moving forward, being faithful where I'm at and I know as I do that the journey ahead is going to be amazing!
So, until next time!
~Rachel
~Rachel
