Thought of the day...

I returned this week from a beautiful place,

where I witnessed a friend make a life long commitment to the man she loves.

I was asked (more like told) that I should move to Minneapolis.

Now it is a beautiful place.

I can not argue with that.

But as I am sitting here on my bed,

in a room that is in between my parents room and younger sisters,

in a city that I don't necessarily love

but is filled with people that I love,

I can't deny the peace that I feel

knowing that right now, in this moment,

I am exactly where I am supposed to be.

The beauty of being a girl...

So here I am...

on a Thursday night ... 

watching game two of the NBA finals,

yelling at the refs when necessary 

and screaming encouraging things to my favorite players.

all while painting my toenails.

Faith...

I really feel that God is about to do something great.

Something that, we as humans, could not possibly fathom.

Actually I believe it with my whole heart.

 God is calling us to live out what we believe.

He is showing us where we really are in our faith.

He is letting things happen that we do not understand.

That will either break us or bring us closer to Him.

So this blog is not what God is doing just in my life, but in the life of so many.

"Anything is possible if we just believe."

One of the most cheesy lines ever, but oh so true.

The only thing that God is calling us to do is believe in Him.

In His strength.

In His power.

In His ability to do the impossible.

I'm ready!

Not because it will be easy, but because it will be worth it.

Like I told a friend earlier this week.

Either get in the game or get out of the way because we have a job to do.

I have been thinking lately that life is like a roller coaster.

It has its ups and downs.

In some ways it is no different than someone who doesn't have God in their life.

We still have bills to pay, arguments with family, sickness, death the list goes on and on.

There is one HUGE difference however.

We have Jesus.  

We know (although sometimes we forget) that Jesus is still in control.

There is a plan and a purpose behind everything that happens in our life.

So what do we do?

Hang on!

Suffer with Christ.  

Did you notice I said "with"?

Jesus is sad with you when you are hurt by the world.

By partaking in His suffering, we must not forget,

we will also partake in His glory.

And that, my friend, will make it so worth it.

 

So yes life is like a roller coaster.  It has its ups and downs.

But the coaster is on a track.  It only goes certain places.  

It has a purpose and it always comes to an end. 

 

 

When every step is so hard to take
And all of my hope is fading away
When life is a mountain that I can not climb
You carry me, Jesus carry me.

You Are strength in my weakness
You are the refuge I seek
You are everything in my time of need
You are everything, You are everything I need

When every moment is more than I can take
And all of my strength is slipping away
When every breath gets harder me
You carry me, Jesus carry me