RUF Intern Application

I got my internship application! This is becoming so real! It is starting to get down into the nitty gritty. It is becoming serious. It is not just a fun idea anymore and that is exciting and scary at the same time. I finished filling out the application Monday night and let me tell you, those questions were not easy. The toughest question was "What do you feel are your weaknesses." It really causes you to face your total depravity. The generic answers first came to mind like pride and not reading my Bible every day but then I really started thinking about it. It was quite convicting. I just kept thinking as I answered that question these people are not gonna want to hire me. About the only thing I have going for me is I love people. But the beauty of RUF is that it encourages honesty. It encourages realistic views of your sin nature. They are not looking for perfection. They are not looking for someone who has never made mistakes or who thinks they have never sinned or that they have it all together. That is one of the biggest things that I have learned from RUF is that I am not ok. I do not have it all together.

1 John 2:1-2

"My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin.

But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father - Jesus Christ,

the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins

but the sins of the whole world."

This verse is so encouraging. I love it because it starts out with an unattainable goal. When you begin reading it your first thought is "Oh man I am out now." And then there is the most beautiful word in the Gospel, but. God knows that we cannot keep His law perfectly so He provides a way. He provides His Son. My weaknesses are taken and Christ's strengths are given to me. My weaknesses are no longer counted against me because Christ has taken my place and has taken on my weaknesses and taken the full brunt of my punishment for me. I will not boast in anything but Jesus Christ, my Lord. Praise God!

Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) - Tomlin and Giglio

Amazing grace how sweet the sound,

That saved a wretch like me,

I once was lost, but now I am found,

Was blind but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,

And grace my fear relieved,

How precious did that grace appear,

The hour I first believed.

My chains are gone, I've been set free,

My God, my Savior has ransomed me,

And like a flood His mercy reigns,

Unending love, amazing grace.

The Lord has promised good to me,

His word my hope secures,

He will my shield and portion be,

As long as life endures.

My chains are gone, I've been set free,

My God, my Savior has ransomed me,

And like a flood His mercy reigns,

Unending love, amazing grace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,

The sun forbear to shine,

But God, who me here below,

Will be forever mine.

Will be forever mine.

You are forever mine.