Nuggets of Truth

The Lord has brought me to this place.
I am where I am by the grace of God, just as much as I am who I am because of His grace.

It would be easy, and some days is, to try and look into the future to see just how everything
is going to turn out. It think it's only human to want to exert some kind of power over the situation and want some say so in how things happen. Truth is though, we don't get a say.

God is up to something and not just in the world. He's up to something in my life. And I can either enjoy the process or try and change things I have no control over. He has placed me in situations and surrounded me with amazing people for a reason. Who am I to try and figure out just what He is doing and why?

So, for the time being I think I'll just enjoy it all. I am going to embrace each situation and circumstance for what it is: an opportunity to learn more about myself and learn more about Jesus. And I am going to relish each opportunity I get to spend time with all of the amazing friends and family He has so graciously placed in my life.

I'm giving up control and just living my life. And you know what? That's the best way to live.
There's peace and freedom there. Who knew!?!?!

A New Day

Sunsets are beautiful. Blah. Blah. Blah

As much as I marval at their beauty, I've only recently begun to marvel more in the renewal and restoration they seem to offer.

As the sun falls from the sky each day, it's almost as if it latches on to layer upon layer of skyline and drags it past the horizon; each layer a different color and full of individuality.

After the last sheet of color as fallen and the golden ball is completely out of site,

you are left in darkness,

scrambling to find your way.

The only thing you can do is wait for the inevitable;

wait for what you are sure of;

wait for the sun to drag a new day up with it.

And here's what I know and have come to appreciate and relish over the past several months: the sun does rise, "tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it", and His mercies are new every morning. Yesterday and all its layers are gone the moment the sun falls from the sky draped in color. You cannot change anything about it. You can, however, change today. That's the beauty of sunsets to me; they're quickly followed by a sunrise.

And a sunrise is full of newness, hope, and possibility.