Yes, yes...this is a string of things I'm thankful for. Do it. Make a list. God deserves much more credit and glory than my humble little list, but here it is nonetheless. I'm so grateful for everything He has given me, allowed me to go through, and the people who have crossed my path...and the ones who've chosen to walk it with me.
God's faithfulness
Christ's sacrifice
Family, Friends
My job, my students
Creativity and laughter
Kind words of encouragement
Goofy moments
Music, 4th Man Standing (my band)
Influences with integrity
Meaningful hugs
Car that runs
Food, food, food
My apartment
Paycheck
The difficult experiences
Gentle kisses
Love
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Meditation
I was feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, and self-absorbed this afternoon. The latter was the ickiest. It's a viscous cycle, self-pity. After groaning and complaining to a very patient man named Matthew, the Lord quieted my spirit and allowed me to get a TON of stuff done for the event that was causing me so much strife.
When you hand control over to Christ, He shows you where you were wrong and gently lays out the plans step by step. So it was with my theatre planning this afternoon.
I was also honored to hear some of God's tender love and beauty through a very unique and special girl named Alice. She played a violin piece that almost brought me to tears. After all my junk, God still saw fit to bless my heart with gorgeous sounds of His grace.
After rehearsal tonight, I was proud and excited again to be a part of this thing called teaching.
My ill mood was quickly turned into go-mode. I was more productive in the past 9 hours than I have been in a while for this event I'm planning. God is so good! I am grateful for this experience, irritations and all.
Piece by piece, God's showing me how it will all come together. Just like life. Trust.
When you hand control over to Christ, He shows you where you were wrong and gently lays out the plans step by step. So it was with my theatre planning this afternoon.
I was also honored to hear some of God's tender love and beauty through a very unique and special girl named Alice. She played a violin piece that almost brought me to tears. After all my junk, God still saw fit to bless my heart with gorgeous sounds of His grace.
After rehearsal tonight, I was proud and excited again to be a part of this thing called teaching.
My ill mood was quickly turned into go-mode. I was more productive in the past 9 hours than I have been in a while for this event I'm planning. God is so good! I am grateful for this experience, irritations and all.
Piece by piece, God's showing me how it will all come together. Just like life. Trust.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Starting Over. Again.
I have moved.
I have moved on.
I am moving forward.
I will move into another chapter in life.
Today was monumental, in small ways.
I have left my first apartment and have moved in with my friend Sarah.
As I was locking up the empty vault of memories, I realized that this is going to be a wonderful new leaf. I physically shut the door on my past bad decisions and walked into a warm, fresh life. It's almost easier now, being apart from the location of a lot of my dark times. It's like God giving me more steps towards light.
Praise Him for the painful moments, the hard times, the brokenness. The bliss is almost surreal now. My growth is feeling like a growth spurt; I'm seeing how God can use the spiritually "dormant" period in my life as a springboard for current situations. Did that make sense? When I felt like I was drowning, the Lord was storing up experiences that would positively influence my circumstances today.
Man, He is ever faithful and patient! How great is He!!!
I have moved on.
I am moving forward.
I will move into another chapter in life.
Today was monumental, in small ways.
I have left my first apartment and have moved in with my friend Sarah.
As I was locking up the empty vault of memories, I realized that this is going to be a wonderful new leaf. I physically shut the door on my past bad decisions and walked into a warm, fresh life. It's almost easier now, being apart from the location of a lot of my dark times. It's like God giving me more steps towards light.
Praise Him for the painful moments, the hard times, the brokenness. The bliss is almost surreal now. My growth is feeling like a growth spurt; I'm seeing how God can use the spiritually "dormant" period in my life as a springboard for current situations. Did that make sense? When I felt like I was drowning, the Lord was storing up experiences that would positively influence my circumstances today.
Man, He is ever faithful and patient! How great is He!!!
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