Ways that God is Working...

Ways that God is working in my life....
He is showing me many things in my life that need to be changed in order for me to be conformed to His image. At times it just seems overwhelming, but He knows exactly what He is doing and what He needs to do to change me, so I am trusting in Him. Sometimes it is really easy to forget about what is really important: showing the love of Jesus Christ. I thank the Lord that He has put friends in my life to remind me of this. God is using the verses Galatians 1:10 and Galatians 6:1-10 a lot in my life. I have been studying Galatians, and the Lord is teaching me that I need to be concerned about what He thinks of me, not what men think of me and not what I think of me. I should not be comparing myself with other people, but by the standard of Jesus Christ. He is the reason that I should not be weary in well-doing as it says in Galatians 6:9. He is the reason that I am here on this earth and here in Peru. One of my prayers for this last month that I am here is that Christ will help me truly love the people here with His love and not with my own strength, and that I would continue to grow in the areas that He is changing in my life!! The changes are hard and painful, but worth it!!
I was struggling a couple of weeks ago with just being really worn out and tired and not feeling well. I was getting tired of "doing the good." (Galatians) I started working on a lesson for kid's club, and as it was Easter week, I was planning on teaching a lesson on Christ's death and resurecction. When I started studying, it was really humbling. It was like God was showing me that I am really going through absolutely nothing, NOTHING!! compared to what Christ went through for me!!
I recently read the book of Ecclesiastes, and it really helped me get a good view of how it doesn't matter if people on this earth recognize us and our work here, if we are remembered or not, or if people don't remember our names, what matters is that we are doing what Christ wants us to. BWe won't be remembered someday, but the work we do for Christ is lasting. This life is not about me, it is about Him.