We Are The Message: Getting To Know Who He Is

So over the past few weeks I have been searching to find out how to have the "peace that passes all understanding" that the Bible talks about. How did the people of the Bible have joy and peace during their suffering and hard times? I'm not at all comparing my time here in Africa to suffering but it definitely has been hard for me to give up what I want for God's will. After making the decision that I wasn't going to leave early I started questioning God about having joy and peace even when times are hard or when I am going against what I want for what He wants. I didn't understand how people who were in jail for Christ or even dying for Him could possibly find joy and peace in that. What was I missing that all of these people possessed? God gave me my answer Sunday. You find delight in serving God when you know who He is. This gave confirmation to a verse that I felt like God placed on my heart, Isaiah 43:10; You are my hand picked servant so that you will come to know and trust me, understand both that I am and who I am. This is the foundation of it all; knowing God fully so that you can trust him in ALL things. Up until this point I have read things in the Bible but had a hard time believing them. How can you fully believe and trust someone that you don't know completely? You can't, and that's why I haven't been able to find that peace and joy that God promises. I've known of God but I haven't really taken the time to search for him and really understand who He is, how He works, and His love for me on an intimate level. So I have moved away from how to find peace to how to get to know my creator and who He really is so that I can take hold of His promises and really believe them with all of my heart. Many of you have asked how you can be praying for me and I really haven't had an answer until now. I am asking that you pray that I come to know God so fully and deeply that I will forever be changed. That I will move from loving Him to being in love with Him. I am confident that once I know him so deep and personal all of His promises will become personal. I know my journey will still be hard but I will be able to take hold of that peace and understanding he promises. This is something I want so badly because I feel as humans we really miss that. We want that peace in hard circumstances but we have no idea how to really take hold of how to do that. Everywhere in the Bible we read His promises of our self-worth, how he wants to prosper our lives, how he wants to comfort us and it's just words to us. Why? Because we don't fully know the one who promised them, and how can you trust anyone you don't know?

They bound themselves in a Covenant to seek God,
the God of their fathers, whole heartedly, holding nothing back.
... They had sought God- and he showed up, ready to be found.
God gave them peace within and without. 2 CHRON 15

Well on a lighter note, some of you guys may be wondering what I am doing in Africa and how things have been going. My main focus is homeschooling Gavin and Kiki. I have been growing relationships with Lucy, Elani, Belay, and Jerry ( Carmen and Trent's kids that they have taken in from the streets of Ethiopia) by just hanging out and being silly. Elani and I have started helping at Ahope. An orphanage close by with children ranging from infants to young teenagers, all HIV positive. The day center will be opening up soon where street kids will come in for hair cuts, showers, help with homework, etc. Please pray for these kids and that God will already begin working in their hearts.

**** I woud LOVE encouraging letters to open up at Christmas. I know it will be hard to be away from my family at this time so having letters to open up the days before and after would make all the difference. ****

If you would like to send a letter the address is:

Nicco/ Trent Post
PO Box 101921
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia