I've let go. I thought that the past had a tight grip on me when really I was the one that was holding on. So I threw it away. My old journal is gone and I've started a new one. This new one focuses solely on God: what He's doing in my life, what I'm praying for, what I'm struggling with. It's a refreshing feeling. I'm living in the present now.
What brought this about? God. He's doing some amazing things in my life, some of them I don't even understand. But He and I are closer than ever and it feels awesome. I've never been so sure of my faith.
This morning Nathan Smith read 2 Corinthians 5:17--"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come!" My new journal is sort of a metaphor for my new relationship with Christ, how He's changed me this week. This week! So many changes have taken place between Wednesday and today, and some others last month. Changes are constantly occurring, but this week more so than ever. It's awesome. God is so good!
So, journal entries? Letters to God or records of what God's doing, usually turning into letters to Him. And that's the way it's supposed to be. The focus is no longer on me; it's on the One who made me.
I love you, Lord Jesus!
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a small glimpse of me
It's always so hard to express yourself the way you want to, to put your life into words with eloquence that people besides yourself can understand. I endeavor to find that way and give others a chance to glimpse into my version of the word "life".
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a small glimpse of me
2 comments:
i love when you speak your heart. when we seek Him.. we find Him indeed. walking in His light (which we're not always in)is the thing that energizes us for Jesus and causes us to grow up in our faith. we fail when pride and complacency creep into us. and when the enemy is tempting.. speaking the name of Jesus or speaking a scripture verse makes him flee every time. love you my sister.
sooooo, who's greg? : - )
this friday a most extraordinary thing is happening: emily (yes, the blogspot emily) is coming over! i'm teriffically excited about it. the first time we've seen each other for more than an hour an a half since july. triple excited. next friday is open, i think. if you guys have anthing planned then, i would love to go.
i'm so glad you're living in the present. it's such a hard thing to do. "love keeps no record of wrongs." as christ followers we are called to be the love in the world, which means we must let go of the past and live in the present. my big obstacle lately is not living in the future. soaking up all of the moments of being my age in this time period and seeing what God wants to do with me now, not later in life.
anyways, love you like crazy!
pa!
emilea
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