Silence and Solitude!

this is what the Lord is calling me to. Silence and Solitude.
I have to be honest with you guys, I havn't had the best week. It's been really hard for me and a lot has been going on. I came to Australia with the mindset of "do everything as unto the Lord." I came with an idea of what everything was going to be like..and I had a bit of a plan. but I realize now, that the Lord doesn't really want me to plan everything and then ask his blessing..he wants me to ask him what his plan is and to seek his face first.
All my plans pretty much came crashing down this week, the Lord is doing a little "spring cleaning" in my heart, if you will. He's revealing to me that HIS plan is much better, even if he doesn't choose to reveal it to me right now.
The Lord asks us to Commit our plans to him and he will make them succeed. Well, after a few recent events, I've realized that the Lord is still in control and he desires us to follow his perfect plan. Even if our plans fail or fall to the ground, this only leaves room for the Lord's plans to succeed. :)
God has asked me to seek his face in a new way...through silence and solitude. To drop all the "Christian books" I was reading and to just read his word. To stand in awe and reverence of who he is and his beautiful creation and to just BREATHE! I tend to be the type to "seek adventure" especially for the sake of Christ. I love to serve God and to be challenged with tasks that bring glory to God. It's hard to just sit in the Lord presence and to soak in his word, But right now, the Lord has kinda slowed everything down. He's asked me to pull myself away from the large groups (if you didn't notice, I'm a huge people person, I love being the center of attention, I love making friends and I love talking to people about the lord!!) but all this, the Lord is asking me to take a break from.
The questions running through my mind are (God, if I stop hanging out with people all the time, then I'll loose my friendships...if I'm not investing in peoples lives all the time, then I will become a loser...no one will think I'm fun if I dont hang out with them all the time.) but this is what the Lord replied to me with..Ecclesiastes 5 "For God is in Heaven and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few..." then in vs. 7 he says "for in many dreams and in many words there is emptiness, rather fear God!" I am called to shut my mouth...to be silent before the King and to stand in reverence of Him!
I always come to the trone room with requests, fears, thoughts, dreams, but I find now that it's ok to just be stil before the Lord. I know the Lord just wants to spend time with me, he doesn't care how much I do for him, he just wants to enjoy life with me and stop and be satisfied in him. he desires to whisper in my ear and to romance me. To restore my heart...and to just enjoy life together.
OUR GOD IS:
Jehovah Raffa: OUR HEALER
Jehovah Jirah: OUR PROVIDER
Jehovah Shalom: PRINCE OF PEACE
and much more!!!!

I have a prayer request:
There have been a few plans changing for outreach! I know I told you I was leading the outreach with John to the Philippines and Australia, but the Lord has presented a new path for me. Although I wont be going to the Philippines and Australia, I will be staying here in the Sunshine Coast and helping around the base. I am currently looking for a ministry that I can invest in full-time while the school is on outreach. At the moment, I am getting more involved with my church here (Maroochy Baptist) and I'm praying about what ministry to join. I may end up doing the Religious Education program in the high schools as well. There are so many things I could do, but I only want what the Lord wants. Where can he use me the most? Thank you for your prayers!
I will trust in the Lord always and delight in him. I am so stoked that he's called me to be his servant and his friend. The students on this DTS are really growing and learning so much, this week they just learned about relationships (both romantic and non-romantic). This next week is gonna be amazing, we are learning about "Fearing The Lord!" MY FAVORITE THING EVER! I love the "fear of the Lord"....complete reverence to the King! it brings chills to my spine and joy to my heart!

no worries guys! Though there is surrow in the night, there is JOY in the morning! the Lord is near..the Joy of the Lord is my strength!
thank you for your love and prayers and financial support. I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for me next. There's always a new adventure right around the corner.
LOVE IN CHRIST,
KRISTIN

p.s. did you get your cup filled today? (read that word!....it's good!)