"Believe and do what God says.  The life-changing consequences will be limitless and the results will be confidence and peace of mind." 

                                                                                      ~ Franklin Graham

This quote has challenged me.  What are your first thoughts when you read it?  Have you known this to be true in your life?

I know for me, when I was in YWAM (Youth With A Mission), I really saw this be true in my life.  I did so many things that were very "un-Jodi-like".  I did dramas, spoke in public for the first time, changed the oil on our school bus at a Mexican orphanage (after we drove it from New Hampshire), I dug a gully, I survived a boat ride to the Dominican Republic and back to Florida.  By the way, after that, I knew I was called to land!!!  Good thing my job duty was cleaning the bathrooms.  :-/

I led teams, led people to Christ, ate crazy food, cried with orphans, taught teams ministry, prayed for healings (and saw them), made life-long friends, and fought intense spiritual battles.  I got immersed in other cultures and saw peoples lives changed.  I have amazing God stories, funny-pee-your-pants stories and wonderful memories.

I know that as scared as I was to step out, as I did, God changed me.  I realized that I was not a failure.  I was spoiled for the ordinary.  I met God in places I never thought I could survive.  One of the best parts was God giving me the desires of my heart.  I love cultures and experiencing them was awesome.  I was tested in my fears and came out alive.  ;)

God met me in dark places (emotional, physical and spiritual) and gave me the confidence to stand on His Word and believe Him, no matter what things looked like.

Even now I stand on what I learned and walked through in those years.  God is faithful and true!  I hope you have experienced that, but if not, I hope you find God to be bigger than your challenges (because He is).  We are called to be transformed into His image and change the world.  This is not a job for spectators.  We are to be participants with God as He changes the world by changing us, our family, friends, community, and country.

Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

So, I hope that you will believe God and do what He says.  

Have a fab day!

All my love ~

Jodi xoxo