Free.

It’s nights like these that I am reminded that God is sovereign. I’m not even gonna try and hide it: I have been struggling. The devil has been beating me down in different ways ever since I have been back from college and trying to spiritually prepare for the Lord’s work to be done on Global Journey. I head to training this coming Friday and at the start of today I truly did not know where in the world my heart was. I was so completely and utterly beaten down spiritually and carrying these heavy burdens that I just couldn’t seem to  break free from. But isn’t that when God comes through in the most miraculous ways? When we feel so enslaved to our sin, temptations, burdens, etc., whatever it is that we just don’t see an end to the misery. Then, as always, God shows up and reminds us that we are FREE. Free from the enslavement of sin through Christ Jesus if we know Him as our Lord and Savior. What a beautiful reminder. God worked tonight through a friend: just being able to sit down and talk for hours about the Lord and how His ways are so much greater than ours brought me so much peace. God does that: He shows up and changes everything, when we think we are facing the impossible He says ALL things are possible through Me. I am so excited for Friday now: to meet my other team members, to bond and fellowship, and most importantly to prepare to share the Gospel all over the world! I love my family and friends so much that it will be hard to leave, but I know that I am serving the Lord in the way He has called me, and really how He has called all of us. In Matthew 28:19 the Lord says ” Therefore GO and make disciples of ALL the nations”, so clearly if we claim the name of Christ we are ALL called to go and proclaim His name to the nations. Something to ponder and pray about for sure, I know I had to and still do every single day: for God to show me where and what I am supposed to do to bring honor and glory to His name! The Lord is faithful and the Lord is Good. He is the name above ALL names! God Bless you all! I look forward to posting about all the wonderfully beautiful things Christ has done overseas!

 

In Christ’s Name,

Meghan Mazerolle

Elated.

 

Tomorrow is my last final of my freshman year of college. MY OH MY where did the time go?! As I am packing my stuff up to move out of my dorm, I cant help but remember how it only feels like yesterday that I was moving in. What a bittersweet feeling. This year has been full of ups and downs, laughs and tears, curses and praises, and every other emotion mixed in between. Some things that I experienced I expected coming into college and other things I had no idea they were coming. I have learned so much, met so many amazing people, and have ultimately grown even closer to the Lord. God has shown me is love, mercy, and grace is greater ways than ever before: I am so humbled by such a beautiful savior. As this year comes to a close, I am overall so thankful. So thankful for my amazing school, so thankful for my family who loves and support me daily, my wonderful friends that I have hilarious memories with, and  sooooo thankful to have a relationship with my Lord. I am pumped about what the Lord is going to do this summer! God is so faithful in the fact that He equips the called! Isaiah 6:8 is the cry of my heart: “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said ‘Here am I. Send Me!!’ “  Answering His call to go on Global Journey was one of the most radical and life changing decisions I have ever made: and we haven’t even left to go yet! I encourage anyone interested to please follow this blog for updates throughout this summer as this will be my only real means of communication to the y’all back home! Well, as I wrap this up I just cant say thank you enough to all: your love and support means more to me than you will ever know! Cant wait to share with you all over this summer and I encourage you to be missionaries no matter where you are! Glory be to God for He is good above all things!

In Christ’s Name,

Meghan Mazerolle

Humbled.

So today was  TOMS shoes “One Day Without Shoes” and me being the TOMS loving fool that I am, I decided to take this challenge to not wear shoes for a day to raise awareness about the millions of adults and children that go without having shoes. All I have to say is wow….I did NOT know what I was signing up for. At first today I was so pumped and excited about the movement, but then the pain set in on my feet, I had to walk on surfaces that were painful, hot, dirty, and just down right uncomfortable. I got weird looks by people, especially when I went into Walmart. I even had to cave and put flip flops on while walking to my car because the concrete was too hot. Now it is the end of the day, my feet are tore up, sore, and have blisters. Wow, I have it sooo tough right? I mean poor, poor me went one WHOLE day without shoes and had some pain. I got a huge slap in the face by today. I recieved a huge slap of humility. I think it’s hard going one day without shoes, when millions go there whole life with no shoes, mild shelter, and scarce food and water. I think it’s hard dealing with blisters on my feet when Jesus was beaten, had nails in His hands and feet, had to carry a cross, and died all for MY SINS, when He didn’t even have to. Jesus at any time could have said “I quit” and stopped the torture, just like I could have quit (and did once today) and put my shoes on. But what’s amazing about Jesus is that He never quit, His strength, love, humility, and compassion to save you and me was so much bigger than the pain he endured on that cross. I am truly humbled by how blessed I am to not have to worry about not having a pair of shoes to wear on my feet. I am even more humbled to know that my Savior endured more pain than any of us will ever have to face, and He chose to endure that suffering just to save you and me. His strength overpowers our weakness. How blessed are we.

 

Sincerely,

Meghan Mazerolle

Passion.

So today has been a pretty ordinary day. Actually, by normal worldy terms my day would be pretty lame. Filled with homework on a Saturday with no real sights of letting up. Fun right? But today, instead of feeling defeated or upset, Joy has struck my heart unlike ever before. Through the hours of studying and thinking about the many unending tasks that college continually brings, I see the beauty of Christ. I am so blessed to live in this country, to attend Texas A&M, to have an incredibly loving family, to have wonderful friends, to never have to worry about being fed, to never have to worry about being shot for my Faith, and to never have to worry that if I died tomorrow, if I would go to Heaven or Hell. The Lord is so good and has bestowed more than I could ever want or need in my life, the least I could do is to devote myself to carrying out His Will for my life. So, today, His Will might just be for me to study, but I am so grateful He gave me another day. Because whether we realize it or not, another day is another opportunity to give God the glory He alone deserves. He alone is all we need.  I chose Joy. I chose God.

 

In Christ’s Name,

Meghan Mazerolle

Blessings.

Hello all,

Today was such an encouragement that I had to share on my blog. Today, I had the opportunity to meet a handful of the people who I am going along with on Global Journey this summer and wow….God is so prevalent in every single one of their lives. All six of us had just met each other, well expect for me and Blake randomly meeting each other at Rosa’s a few days before, but regardless we all sat down for 3 hours talking like we had known each other for years and talking about the trip with lots of questions and excitement for what the Lord is going to do this summer! After today, I am even more affirmed that I am doing exactly what God has called me to do. I can not wait for this Journey to take place overseas and to share life with these incredible people. I thank God for the blessings that are continually being poured into my life. Thank you to everyone who is supporting me through prayer/finances, I seriously cannot put into words my gratitude. Well, I think that is all for today. To everyone who is reading this, whether you know it/believe it or not, you are loved more than you will ever know, by someone who died to know you. Please never forget that<3

 

In Christ’s Name,

Meghan Mazerolle 

The Journey has already begun.

Hello all!

This is the blog where I will be posting from around the world this summer to share what God is doing overseas! Funny thing is, God has already started working in my life to prep me for this mission He has called me to in many ways. I cannot thank all the people enough who have already started praying for myself and my team and have shown immediate support through not only prayers but through finances as well. God is truly at work in my heart and is opening doors like crazy already; which is even more assuring that I am doing exactly what He has called me to do. A passion for people and mission work has been laid on my heart for such a long time and I am so blessed that God has finally given me such an incredible opportunity to serve Him and be used by Him in a way I have never experienced before! I can’t wait to share pictures, stories, and experiences through this blog about what God is doing in China, India, Africa, Europe, and Central America. God’s two greatest commandments are to love Him and love His people (Matthew 22:36-40) and that is what I will continue to strive to do in all my endeavors. Thank you all again so much for your love, support, and prayers: this would be mighty hard without you!

 

In Christ’s Name,

Meghan Mazerolle