Consuming Fire--

Sorry it's been a while! Life has been crazy! The last three weeks have been packed--first VBS, then Kid's Camp, then at the beach for youth camp----I just haven't had a chance to update! Things are continuing to go well--Just finalizing Visa apps and actually starting to get more info on what we are going to be doing and where we will be living! We will be working directly with Edenvale Baptist Church in Johannesburg--and basically building relationships with people and praying for a chance to share Christ's love with them! I am beyond excited and it is growing day by day! I have been praying so hard for the Lord to teach me lessons and help me to grow before I leave--tonight in my bible study I read a verse I have read numerous times..but tonight it hit me like never before--HEBREWS 12:29--FOR OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE-- wow!! I was just blown away! I just kept reading it over and over! Why do I not allow God to consume my life? As many of you know..a few months ago my dad's business burned completely to the ground(thank God everything is now back up and running!) However..after seeing picture and hearing about it--things happened so fast. By the time they knew what was happening, it was too late to save or do anything about it. Why can this not be true of my relationship with Christ? He should consume my heart, my thoughts, my actions, my words, my behavior--every aspect of my life! So I asked myself..what am I holding back? What part of my life am I not allowing God to consume? My entire life should be taken over by the love of Christ!