Change...
Most people don't like things to change. I, on the other hand, don't mind it at all. It has been a big part of my life. Just the other day I was talking to J and counted 18 different times that I have moved... and I'm only 26! The house I am in now is the longest I have lived somewhere since I was 5. :) No wonder I like to rearrange the furniture (either in my bedroom or downstairs) every 3 to 4 months!
Anywayz, God has been making some changes again this summer. Not big ones like moving, but smaller yet significant ones. For example:
* I'm not single! :) (Not exactly the most spiritual of all changes, but a fun one nonetheless.)
* deeper, stronger relationships with friends
* awareness for those hurting around me
* the opportunities to love on those hurting
* nearly every single day being able to verbally confirm that God loves us (to those who are hurting)
* being more in the world than I ever have and not being of it
* realizing my strength and confidence in God and how He is creating me in His image
* noticing more times of feeling emotionally drained (telling me that I am pouring out more love than ever before) and spending those quiet times to get a refill :)
* really, truely taking this faith walk as my own
Wow, that's pretty cool. I hadn't intended on the list being that long, but the more I got to thinking, the more things came up. I am different than who I was at the beginning of the summer.
I would appreciate prayer as I continue to show God's love. Everyday I have asked God what I can do to help... and everyday I get answers such as pray and listen. I don't feel like I am doing anything when praying and listening is all I do... but I guess it is doing something... if nothing else, obeying.
Things to smile about today:
:) the above list of growth and change
:) a phone call I just received about a friend pulling a C in the class when it was only mathmatically possible to get a D... and being able to tell her that I have been praying specifically for her in that class (and other things) for two weeks and that I believe God pulled that one off. (She has a relationship with the Lord, just walked away a few years back and wants to do her own thing right now. I believe God has put me in her life to remind her of Him. So that's what I'm going to continue to do! :0) )
:) OH MY! Winning a second place for one of my pictures in the county fair!
Most people don't like things to change. I, on the other hand, don't mind it at all. It has been a big part of my life. Just the other day I was talking to J and counted 18 different times that I have moved... and I'm only 26! The house I am in now is the longest I have lived somewhere since I was 5. :) No wonder I like to rearrange the furniture (either in my bedroom or downstairs) every 3 to 4 months!
Anywayz, God has been making some changes again this summer. Not big ones like moving, but smaller yet significant ones. For example:
* I'm not single! :) (Not exactly the most spiritual of all changes, but a fun one nonetheless.)
* deeper, stronger relationships with friends
* awareness for those hurting around me
* the opportunities to love on those hurting
* nearly every single day being able to verbally confirm that God loves us (to those who are hurting)
* being more in the world than I ever have and not being of it
* realizing my strength and confidence in God and how He is creating me in His image
* noticing more times of feeling emotionally drained (telling me that I am pouring out more love than ever before) and spending those quiet times to get a refill :)
* really, truely taking this faith walk as my own
Wow, that's pretty cool. I hadn't intended on the list being that long, but the more I got to thinking, the more things came up. I am different than who I was at the beginning of the summer.
I would appreciate prayer as I continue to show God's love. Everyday I have asked God what I can do to help... and everyday I get answers such as pray and listen. I don't feel like I am doing anything when praying and listening is all I do... but I guess it is doing something... if nothing else, obeying.
Things to smile about today:
:) the above list of growth and change
:) a phone call I just received about a friend pulling a C in the class when it was only mathmatically possible to get a D... and being able to tell her that I have been praying specifically for her in that class (and other things) for two weeks and that I believe God pulled that one off. (She has a relationship with the Lord, just walked away a few years back and wants to do her own thing right now. I believe God has put me in her life to remind her of Him. So that's what I'm going to continue to do! :0) )
:) OH MY! Winning a second place for one of my pictures in the county fair!
posted by Erica at 12:31 PM
2 Comments:
Congrats on your fair win! I didn't go this year. What picture was it?
Great - can you post it on line?
love MA B
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