Words are something I am constantly using, my voice is something that I am daily using to vocalize the words i have. But there is so much more to my voice than just the daily talking I do. I believe God has a purpose for my voice and through this trip He is going to show me how He wants me to use it. Finding my voice has been something I've been wanting to do since i signed up for this trip. Finding my identity in Christ is also another thing. I constantly struggle with comparison. I know it is wrong but I never understood how much of a hindrance it was to me. But last night which was 09/14/2012 it hit me. How can I ever use the voice God gave me when I'm always comparing myself to others. He gave me my voice which was uniquely created for me, he gave me a story to tell which is uniquely mine. 

     While I was worshiping I just sat down for a couple minutes to pray over this and I just really felt convicted. My friend Leigha came over and started praying over me. She said she had a word and it was just stop comparing yourself to others because God created you to be you. Stop trying to look at others and find who you are and try to be like them. The truth just washed over me. That is when crazy stuff started happening. After she left I continued to pray over our squad and over everyone there worshiping. 

      Our squad leader spoke to us all and said I feel that people are getting words from God but aren't acting on them and I just pray that they would have the confidence to stand up and go to the people they need to talk to. At this time I just felt a word for one of my teammates and it was "let go" and I was like what this is weird? I'm just making things up in my mind… its not really anything from God. I couldn't get it out of my head though and so I started to get up to go towards him when another girl starts in his direction. I just looked at her and said are you going over to him? She replied yes, and then said well what were you going to tell him? And I told her I just felt like I needed to say "let go." This is when I realized I am able to be used by God and I do have a voice from him… because she goes.. "Oh my gosh! I got the same exact word!" So we went over and talked to him about it. It was so amazing and it honestly gave me chills. GOD IS ALIVE and HE IS SPEAKING to HIS CHILDREN; we just need to act on that small word that we get. It is scary because you aren't sure what you should do, but when  you listen and tell the person the word you have received for them you receive peace for telling them. Why would you hold back on a person? When you could potentially help them grow or actually tell them something they have been asking God to tell them. 

2 weeks in Nicaragua and God is working on things in my life and the people's lives around me! 

"For you all can prophesy that in turn so that everyone will be encouraged and instructed."

1 Corinthains 14:31