Your kindness leads us to...

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged. Sorry for those of you who are “followers.” Just a lot going on, and sometimes in life you have the need to write on a public blog, and sometimes it just needs to be more personal and not broadcasted out to the entire world. That’s what journals are for, although those have remained more blank than normal, as well! I think that being in graduate school may have something to do with the lack of time I have for journaling these days. Alas, I am giving this another go!

My journey through the past 4 or 5 months has been quite interesting. God has such amazing plans for all of us, if we would just listen to Him. Many times, what we are involved in happens to be “good” stuff, “good” relationships. But He is calling us to something EVEN GREATER. And I have found out that it’s not until we give up these good things that He lets the great things happen. I think we hold on to the good stuff in fear of not having anything, and, after all, it is “good.” But Jesus wants better for us, we must remember, because the best stuff is what will glorify Him the most, and He knows it! That mostly sums up what has happened in my life. Once you become less afraid of the fear and just let go what He has called you to let go of (in my situation, for several months), the healing comes quickly, and He begins to work in unfathomable ways!

This week, God has been putting many things in my heart, the main one being repentance. I think repentance is what God calls us to as unbelievers and that’s where our relationship with Him can begin, and this is something we continue throughout our walk with the Lord. Not that He doesn’t know our sin…actually I think sometimes we don’t know our own sin, and it’s for our sake that we repent and confess. Many times before this can take place I find myself asking God to show me my sin, to convict my heart, because things get so blurred when you live in this world! Just a wonderful few days of Him reminding me of that.

Praying for focus on Christ, for that to spill out onto others I meet.