Panama

So it's been a while since I've felt led to blog but, I'm getting ready to leave on a mission trip to Panama City, Panama and I just really felt led to write again. So tonight I was doing my devo out of the book of Philippians chapter 4 which in verse 8 says

"Summing it all up, my friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious-the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse."

This was just what I needed to hear before leving to go on mission. A lot of the time I make my mission trips about me and my comfort and my well being and when things don't go the way I want them to I tend to focus on that and loose sight of why I'm really there in the first place. I love this reminder to focus on the good things, like the fact that I'm gonna get to see 800 kids and share the gospel with them or the fact that I even have the opportunity to be there in the first place. God has blessed me beyond belief and It's my goal to focus on His gracious blessings my entire trip and be open to Him. Please be in prayer for our team:)