finding a new perspective.

Tonight in this blog: I decided to do something different and basically share with you my journal entry for yesterday:

Wrote on April 19, 2010

"God has been doing some amazing things in my life and not just through mission but through many different people who have been in and out of my life.

I leave for Mombasa, Kenya in 26 days and still donations are coming in from so many different people and places. It is truly amazing.

So, last week I challenged myself to write down my blessings and write down my complaints. SO here are the main things I saw repeatedly happen:

• complained about the residence I am currently living at
• complained about how boring my political science class is
• complained about my computer going slow
• complained about having a small bedroom
• complained about my feet hurting
• complained about the food at my residence hall
• complained about my ankle
• complained about not being able to find an outfit to go out in
• complained about a little pimple on my forehead

These are many complaints that I have heard myself over the past week just repeating but in reality, I should have taken the different perspective and this is what I should have said:

• I am so blessed to have shelter
• I am so blessed to have the opportunity and resources to attend Texas A&M University
• I am blessed to have the financial support of family so I can have a computer for school
• Again, I am blessed to have sheltor and a room and bed to my own
• I am blessed to have shoes on my feet
• I am blessed to have food always ready for me so I will not go hungry
• I am so blessed to have a sprained ankle and not a broken ankle
• I am blessed for the great amount of clothes I am willing to have
• I am blessed with beautiful skin and I am blessed to be healthy and not have different diseases harming my body

These things I lose and we all lose perspective for. The little things that I complain about are uneccessary especially when I am healthy, walking and everyday graciously pursuing the Lord.

These complaint make me lose focus on Him and I need to work on keeping up with blessings and not the negative.

In Peter 1:3-5, in verse 5 it says:

'who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.'

We are tempted everday and given the opportunities to be drawn away form the Lord but if we have faith then we will be shielded by the Lord's power and not be drawn astray.

Follow the Lord through your faith and you will be protected"

That was my journal entry yesterday and reading back on it today, it rememinded me that I not only need to have my eyes on the Lord and be committed to the Lord but I need to challenge myself to seek out that new perspective and learn to view the world, people and myself a little differently.

I hope all of you had a wonderful Tuesday and remember to keep praying.

Again if you want to know how to help out more with my mission to Kenya or Real4Christ Ministries you can email me at

jenkins.jenny@yahoo.com

Thanks again for everyones support!

25 days!

With Love,

Jenny