{"id":999,"date":"2013-09-23T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/?p=999"},"modified":"2014-07-22T11:30:32","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T15:30:32","slug":"perfect-submission-perfect-delight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/2013\/09\/23\/perfect-submission-perfect-delight\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Submission, Perfect Delight"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is Jenni. While she was born and raised in Minnesota, she now counts Montana as home\u2026 and has for 15 years! \u201cI fell in love with the mountains, and that\u2019s what drew me out there; and my sister and her family, of course.\u201d For those of you from the West (or have ever visited for any amount of time) the ample opportunity for outdoor activities and adventures doesn\u2019t surprise you. This is no secret to Jenni, either; she loves the outdoors! \u201cI like to be outside either with cowboy boots on and a horse under me, or with hiking boots and a backpack on me, or skis on and a sled behind me.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Montana, Jenni involved herself fervently in her local church\u2019s ministry and in serving opportunities. She also completed a biblical counseling degree at Montana Bible College. \u201cGod just drew me to helping people.\u201d It\u2019s obvious when you talk to Jenni that Montana is her home, that she loves daily adventures in the Montana wilderness, and that she loves serving with her local church.<\/p>\n

Have we all fallen in love with Montana yet? What caused Jenni to leave such a place, such a life?<\/p>\n

For the past few years, Jenni has been attending the BCTC (Biblical Counseling Training Conference) with a group from her local church. Surprisingly, Vision of Hope wasn\u2019t even on her radar: \u201cI was afraid God would call me here, to Indiana, away from Montana. I wasn\u2019t sure I wanted to be gone for a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

In God\u2019s providence and timing, He did indeed call her to Indiana, away from Montana, for a time and a purpose. When Jenni approached her church about Vision of Hope\u2019s internship, they were unanimously in favor of the idea, and agreed to help support her financially during her internship. For Jenni, this \u201csealed the deal\u201d and she packed (and packed, and packed!) her faithful Subaru Forester for the trek from West to East, starting her internship in January 2013.<\/p>\n

Much the same as the residents, Jenni places herself in a \u201cstudent\u201d position. \u201cI came [into the internship] with the idea of learning as much as I could about this house so I could be part of what God might do in Montana.\u201d One of the many lessons Jenni is learning involves the redemptive atmosphere of the VOH house.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew this would be a place I would be challenged because [the staff at Vision of Hope] wasn\u2019t afraid to speak into my life and be real right from the start. You\u2019re so out in the open, but this is a redemptive house\u2026 you come out on the other side looking more like Christ\u2026 I want to provide that kind of atmosphere to the people I\u2019m around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not only is Jenni learning at VOH, she\u2019s also leading. \u201cGod provided many opportunities to serve people that I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d have as an intern.\u201d These opportunities range from lawn care, to counseling experience; all of which Jenni counts as blessings and privileges. \u201cThe leadership here has been a good example of the principle \u2018faithful with a little, given more\u2019 (see Mat. 25:21<\/a><\/strong> and Luke 16:10<\/a><\/strong>).\u201d<\/p>\n

Though she\u2019s been \u201cfaithful with a little and given more,\u201d Jenni realizes that it\u2019s not her perfection that allows her such opportunities; it\u2019s God\u2019s. \u201cIt\u2019s God\u2019s pleasure to use the flawed\u2026 it still baffles my mind that a perfect God uses imperfect people. Sometimes our mistakes are what He exactly chooses, and our weakness is precisely His design.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the future, Jenni is pursuing her NANC certification, and anticipates beginning her supervision hours when possible. Walking in faith with her Savior, Jenni hopes to return to Montana to help her church in creating a Vision- of-Hope-type ministry, but recognizes God\u2019s authority to call her wherever He sees fit. \u201cI want to be ready to go back [to my local church] and serve and continue ministering however I can [but] my greatest hope is to be His ambassador and vessel and be used in whatever way He sees fit and directs me.\u201d Submission to God\u2019s will is a recurring theme in Jenni\u2019s life, and bubbles over into many of her casual conversations.<\/p>\n

One passage that has struck Jenni throughout her internship is 1 Cor. 8:1-3<\/a><\/strong>, which says,<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that we all possess knowledge. But knowledge puffs up while love builds up. Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know. But whoever loves God is known by God.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

This verse reminds Jenni that her pursuit of love should be priority over her pursuit of knowledge. \u201cKnowing something doesn\u2019t mean you open your mouth\u2026 it\u2019s about loving God and loving others.”<\/p>\n

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