Travel Journal: Cuenca, Day 11

Travel Journal: Cuenca, Day 2

Apparently my body needed more rest than I thought it did, because I didn't get up until after 9 today. And even though we did less throughout the day, I seem more tired than yesterday. Probably not caught up yet, but I'll be on my way if this post doesn't take too long! (The morning view.) This morning I reached for My Utmost for His Highest to do my devotional and accidentally read the wrong page. It must have been a Holy Spirit thing, because the November 11 message hit home real quick: "The sacrifice is gone through in will before it is performed actually. When God spoke, He did not confer with flesh and blood, i.e., your own sympathies, your own insight, anything that is not based on your personal relationship to God. These are the things that compete with and hinder obedience to God. If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him. ...in the crucible you learn to know God...

Travel Journal: Cuenca, Day 7

Okay here we go! More catching up to do! I have lots of pictures, so hopefully it'll keep things interesting. WEDNESDAY (Day 7) Tiffany made pancakes for breakfast with cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla... SO good. Jeremy told us about the sermon series he's been working on. I think it's called "Waiting Room." While I was rinsing dishes, he asked if I'd ever been through a period of waiting on God, and what that was like. I laughed and said I've been in that kind of period since last summer began. It's a long story, but while I was on my mission trip to Ecuador in June, Jeremy prayed over me after I shared with him how direction-less I felt. I had finally decided on a major but had no idea what I was going to do with it. I felt like everything I was going through was a kind of preparation, but I had no idea for what. I told God I wanted to do what he wanted, and I didn't feel like I was receiving any guidance. Each of those things has int...

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