having a purpose!

As I sit here at the train station working on my sermon that I will preach this Sunday my mind got a bit side tracked and I took a second to read the blog. Of course then I HAD to write something! I want to share with you all what I have come to realize....what GOD has come to show me. It is okay to be me. Simple I know but powerful nonetheless. Let me explain. Anyone who knows me or has ever met me for that matter knows that I am talkative. Actually I kinda think that is an understatement..I LOVE to talk. Somewhere along the way here I started to hate that about me. I felt like my constant chatter was doing no good for the Kingdom of God and certainly no good for the people of Estonia. I couldnt understand why God had made me this way...why I really COULDNT be a quiet person. Then something great happened...God showed me why He made me that way. Yes guys...showed me...just like that. I prayed...He answered! I know you want me to tell you how....okay I will...haha. He put people in my path that I have been able to not only talk to them about God but really get to know...really invest in and build a relationship with. He has allowed me to teach about His love and His greatness. All the while teaching me as well. So now I know why I am talkative...now I know why God made me this way...now I KNOW that it is for a purpose. Can I just take a moment and say..I love God. So that is where Im at guys. In less than 2 weeks we leave Estonia and I can already tell you that not only am I gonna cry...yes I am a crier...but this place, these people, this country will forever be a part of me. Hope that all is great back home and that you are recieveing the blessings that God has for you.