haha. okay, in colorado i have a total of 12 cousins 6 uncles/aunties, and 2 grandparents. so that's a lot of family! with the addition of my brothers, and my 3 other california cousins, that totals out at 19 grandchildren. nutsss. and we're talkin first cousins, yo. haha. anyway, all in all, a very special trip for sure. i'm really going to miss it, cause i don't know when i'll be able to go back next!
but the real topic at hand has a lot to do with both my trip, and the church service i went to today. learning to share. one of the main reasons i wanted to go back to colorado this winter was to share Jesus with my grandparents. now, i'd known that they'd been attending church with my aunties for a while now, and my grandpa was even going to a catholic teaching class. however, i still didn't know whether or not they were saved. to be honest, i was really scared. last winter i went to colorado as well, hoping to share with them. but instead i chickened out. this time was the real deal! initially i ended up asking my grandpa about his class and how he felt about it and whatnot, but sadly our conversation got interrupted and we didn't get a chance to reallllyyy get into it.
but God is oh so faithful. he gave us another opportunity. and it happened to be the night before we left! naturally i was a little anxious, but the Lord completely covered that. the conversation opened right up again, and it seemed as if my grandpa really wanted to talk about God this time. but surprisingly, it took a bit of a turn--in a good way, that is. i was expecting to talk to my grandpa about it, and then my grandma later. but the Lord was speaking through someone else that night :) i began asking my grandma questions and learning about her past, while my grandpa became increasingly interested in what Grant had to say about the Lord. before i knew it, grant and my grandpa had moved into another room to talk! for those of you who know grant, this is huge. and for those of you who know my grandpa, this is huge as well. long story short, my grandma and i had an amazing conversation and although she didn't accept christ into her life that night, a seed was definitely planted. i told her about lee strobel's a case for christ book and she seems very eager/interested to read it. i'll be sending that out to her shortly :) and as for my grandpa, quite possibly one of the most skeptic people i know, he truly took a baby step into faith. they shared an amazing conversation. grant helped him to see things a little differently, and truly urged him to seek the lord earnestly. for once my grandpa was stumped, and for once he truly considered it. the Lord unexpectedly used Grant that night, and it was unbelievable. and now, we PRAY. pray daily, weekly, monthly. because now it's in God's hands--exactly where it should be. ♥
so how does this tie into today's service? well, today pastor shawn really hit home with me at the end of his sermon, when he talked about telling the story you have. ironically, we went over luke 2:8-20, which happens to be the book i just started :) but he reminded us today that the Lord just wants to knock our socks off and bless us. but we just need to be ready to receive it. i'm not really going to go into detail about the sermon as a whole, but on the part about sharing: God really convicted me this service. maybe i don't have the craziest story to tell. maybe i haven't been through earth shattering events in my life, but i do have a story. we all do. God makes the things in our lives happen so that we can share them. and bring Him glory. don't forget, we're a part of HIS story, and not the other way around. But what today really made me realize, was that i haven't shared enough with my family. we're close, but not that close. there's things my parents have no idea about me. and i just felt god nudging me to share MY story. to show them how God has worked in my life, and has saved me from all of my sins. because i've changed A LOT. and some may not see it, because i was never that wild child that got into trouble. but praise God for that--that he's kept from that. just because i didn't necessarily have a crazy outward transformation, didn't mean god wasn't turning my world upside down inside. soo basically. i've got a story to share. and i'd better share it. :)
♥nickkayyy
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