Dear friends. I know it has been a week since my last post. I am deeply sorry. A lot has been going on in my life lately. However, everyday i have kept with the challenge and looked for something to be thankful for. It is getting easier to see in what ways God has blessed me. It actually quite amazing to see how much I have missed the blessings that God has bestowed on me.
One of the first things I noticed was my parents. God gave them to me. He placed me in their care. He was the one that had me to be born at the certain time and certain place in their lives. This past week my parents came up to take me out to lunch for my birthday that was last week. I didn't expect them to also buy me tons of food to keep me sustained for the week. I have some of the best parents in the world. They both seek after God in all areas of their life. They build me up when I am down and I know I can talk to them about any problem that I am going through.
The second thing is a home. Yes, I live in Montgomery and I have made it my home, but the one place that I will always call home on this side of heaven is right there in Troy, Alabama with my parents and sister. My dad pointed out in an earlier post that I had said something about not being appreciative of that home. I am correcting that statement and showing that I am truly grateful for it. There is no place like a home that you can take refuge in when storms come and you need protection. In our lives that home is heaven and the father and helper is God.
The third and final thing for this post is times to corporately worship. This past Monday night was Resonate at the BCM. The campus minster is teaching through Colossians. However, we have only gotten to verse 23 in chapter one. But one statement stood out to me. No matter how hard the storms that we face Jesus faced them as well, maybe not in the same way but definitely the same situations. He is there waiting for you to push into His embrace. We need Him more than we think, yet we refuse to turn to Him until we believe our lives to be worthless and we give up the fight. I was reassured of these facts Wednesday night when I attended the college Bible study at Taylor Road Baptist Church. The book that we have now begun stated all of the questions and problems I have been struggling with these past few months. I look forward to discovering how this author will instruct me to handle these storms that I currently face.
God is good and I relish the times I am in His presence. I have realized that throughout my life there has never been a time where I haven't struggled and God has been there to pick me up and carry me until I am able to run again.
I love you all and hope that you will get much out of my words. I am praying for all of you.
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