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Nostalgia

I've recently been feeling very nostalgic, longing for a simpler time and a happier version of myself. This week I visited a church camp I used to work at. My heart aches at everything I do, because I remember how it used to be and how those things will never be again. I struggle to live a life in the present, because the past is comfortable and that girl I was then is who I long to be again. I've been trying to focus on God, my rock, the one constant. He's blessed me with great memories, guides me through the present, and plans for my future. With Him I can live in today, not looking back or having anxiety about what is to come. Some things will never be how they were, but that doesn't make them any less exciting. New doesn't always mean bad. I look forward to where He takes me as I journey on, one day at a time.

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“OCEANS” - Hillsong United

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Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Matthew 6:34(ESV)

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No matter what your circumstances, God has a plan. If you’re beat up and feel like you have nothing left to offer, let the Master take control. He knows your purpose, and He will see you through.

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Something I need to remind myself constantly.

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I've really been living out this quote recently, seeing how much I fell away from God and my obedience to Him, in order to get what I wanted. I look back now and feel so heartbroken, but I am so grateful we serve a forgiving God who always has open arms and despite our flaws He never gives up on us.

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A Letter to the Girl I Was

Dear Girl I was,

Things have been hard on you haven’t they?  You thought you had a decent guy and things were going fine, but you turned from your One True Love and now all you feel is disappointment.  Well I’m writing you to let you know, that the One True Love never let you go.  He’s calling you back to His loving arms.  You kept telling yourself, this guy is the best I can find.  We’re both broken and hurting, what could go wrong?  The absence of something much greater to hold you two together is what.  I can see now you realize this.  I’ve been praying for you, to open your eyes and see that your saying you’re on the mend and being on the mend are two different things.  I think you can see it now.  You kept saying in your head, I do not deserve a great guy after this.  I don’t want it anyway, but I know you, you do want it and honestly, that great guy doesn’t deserve you either.  God’s grace is the only thing going for you and that mysterious man in your future.  You have to know that we don’t deserve love, only God does, but He has blessed us with the opportunity to extend and share our love with others.  You and that guy might be from different places in life, but God reigns over both of you and loves you both just the same.  No amount of sin can change that.  So get up off the ground, trust in God again, hope in Him again.  He’s waiting for you.  Take joy in Him and seek Him, I think you’ll love the outcome.

Sincerely,

The Girl You’re Becoming 

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A friend of mine on facebook posted a status the other day, about David and Solomon.  Being great men of God, but still giving into lust and that we should not think that we aren't susceptible.  This is why I have not been posting in a while.  I admit, I have been giving into lust, I am no exception.  It has taken a broken heart and a hurt self to realize that I have been pushing God away for something that is temporary.  I started reading the book Loveology by John Mark Comer.  I'm only a few chapters in, but it's already opened my eyes to so much.  I have been putting the gift/creation, before the creator.  I am currently on the mend.  I have been giving up each piece of my life that I've been holding onto up to God and things are being put back together.  It's not in an overnight process, but a new lifelong journey that in Christ I can overcome.    

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In a previous post we mentioned that one of the questions that’s often asked around here is “How to be a Godly man?” and today we wanted to write a post answering another question we often hear; “How do a become a Godly Woman?” Below...