Seasons

My friend once told me that I didn't want to a skinny cow looking into my next season unhappy about where I was. She told me I wanted to be a fat cow that had sucked all of the glory out of the season I am in so when I go to the next season the only thing I would be greiving was how sweet the season was even though I would be moving into something even greater. From glory to glory. 

One would think I would have learned my lesson by now. I look over this season that I am in now. I feel that I am coming to the end. I am enjoying resting right now and just being comfortable. For once I don't feel a huge hurry to get out or move. I feel like laying down in the grass and soaking up the sunlight. Like laying on the ocean shore, with the sand under my feet, feeling a warm breeze, and taking a deep breath. The kind of breath that says, "I am so content here" I just want to soak this moment up for all it is worth. 

I know God has many things planned for the future. I am excited about each and every one of them. It is a happy time. A time to rest. A time to recouperate. A time to take in. To drink deep. To feel the breeze. To be calm. To meditate on His goodness. To be by His side. To rest on His chest. To hear Him laugh. 

It's also just a fun time. My goodness. I have had a blast these past few months. Granted, there has been some heartache, but I feel like I'm coming out of all that. Like that Lady Antebellum song...."Just like driving on an open highway"...that sensation when the whole world is ahead of you. And best of all God is with me. He has been with me before and He is  going with me this time. He makes everything worth it. I can only imagine what heaven will be like. To stand before Him. To worship at His feet. To finally hug the one my heart longs for more than anyone else in the world. I'm in love. "In love with the One who created love" and understands it best. And me best. Nothing is better than serving Jesus. It is true because ultimately we gain Him. I just watched a music video where a guy blindfolds a girl and leads her to a huge toy pile full of fun stuff. Isn't that just like God? Out of the goodness of His heart He leads us to great blessings. I want to remember always that it is Him that does everything. Thank You God. Thanks for bringing Pastor Jeff into my life. Thank You for letting me rest. Thank You for helping me grow. Thank you for loving me. This much. I am so thankful for You. What a great Dad You are. Happy early Father's Day! My heart is full and I can't express exactly how I feel. I know I want to cry. Cry because of Your goodness. I love you so much. You take my breath away.

Eternally Yours.

Simplicity

They say it is the simple things in life.

It's funny because simpliticy was actually God's idea. Jesus told us to become like children. Children do not worry about much.

Life for a child is pretty simple.

It reminds me of the movie Amazing Grace. William Wilberforce is going to a church to consult his old mentor when deciding whether he should go into politics or pursue a life of solitude. His mentor, John Newton, says, "When you were younger you used to ask God for advice."

Not thinking William replies, "Then I grew up," and then realizing what he just said says, "and grew foolish."

Everyone chooses their attitude. Some people are old far beyond their years and some people who are much more advanced have more twinkle in their eyes than some adolescents. I suppose it really isn't the age that matters. It is the attitude toward life.

I find when my life begins to feel complicated I have usually taken a turn somewhere toward the foolish complexity of reasoning.

I think that is why God told us specifically His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not His thoughts.

"Trust in the Lord from the bottom of your heart;
don't try to figure everything out on your own.
Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
He's the one who will keep you on track.
Don't assume you know it all.
Run to God! Run from evil!
Your body will glow with health,
your very bones will vibrate with life!
Honor God with everything you own;
give Him the first and the best. 
Your barns will burst, 
your wine vats brim over.
But don't, dear friend, resent God's discipline;
don't sulk under His loving correction.
It's the chid He loves that God corrects,
a father's delight is behind all this."

Prov. 3:5-12

That pretty much sums it up doesn't it?