I Am Blessed

I truly am! Every morining that I wake up I am reminded that God loves me more than I deserve. That thought usually doesn't come until AFTER I've taken a shower, brushed my teeth, put on makeup, and decided what to wear! HOWEVER, the thought comes to me every morning.

On my way to work each day I have tried to make it a point to pray the majority of the time I am in my car. I cannot even put into words how much I have been blessed by that time. God has truly shown me exactly what to pray for....in some cases. Here's the case that he hasn't.

There are certain people that I pray for and I know exactly what to pray as soon as I pray for them. I feel like God is telling me, in that moment, what to pray for them about. HOWEVER, there are others that God has been convicting me about my heart while I am praying for them.

James 4:3 says "When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures."

I have heard that verse several times, however, never applied it when I prayed for someone else. Only when I was praying for my own "wants/needs". I never applied it when I was praying for someone else. We don't know what God's Will is for someone else so therefore we can only pray that His will be done and that clarity be brought to that person in order to see His will!

So that's my convictions as of late! Welcome to the world of "Wanting to grow closer to God"! It sure is hard sometimes! BUT through it all, I am still very blessed, and cannot believe all that God has given me!

Good Morning World

During the change of this season I have become more and more aware of God and His creation. It's been around me forever and I have neglected the beauty of it all. I have allowed myself to take in the glory of nature and have been astounded more and more of my creator. He made this day for me! And he gave it to me to enjoy the splendor and beauty of Him!

Every morning on my drive into town (which is about an hr) I drive across many lakes and see acres upon acres of trees changing colors. It is one of the most beautiful things I have ever experienced. I feel like I have never had site before and God just opened my eyes and said "Look over here. Look at that. Look at this. See what I created for you? Do you like it?"

I have been given so much so much by this Amazing God that desires for us to worship him in His beauty!

I'm a "blogger" now!!

I have decided to start blogging. I feel like this is probably the most affective way to keep in touch with everyone and let everyone know how life in Big Texas is going and to keep everyone in general updated on life!

Chances are, there will be no rhyme or reason to this blog! One day I may blog about something that God has been doing in my life, or challenging me with. The next it may be of my undying love for the Jalapeno Tree! You're just never gonna know!!

Today, I am incredibly tired! It's nearly 11am and I feel like I have been going non stop today! It's been a long week, but a good week all the same. I truly say it so much to those around me and I pray that it will not loose it's truth, but I genuinely do LOVE my job. I have been shaped, challenged, pushed, and blessed more than I could've ever imagined!

For those who do not know, I work for Dayspring Church in Tyler. The church has been meeting for a few weeks over a year. We meet out of a theatre on Sunday mornings. Interesting, unique, and incredible experience! I LOVE it! I am truly blessed every morning when I get to the theatre by the guys who are on setup teams that arrive well before I do and those on the setup teams that arrive after me. The attitudes of people. The willingness of this church to serve other. To help. To do whatever needs to be done. It truly is a blessing to me. I am thankful to be a part of something as unique as this. I truly believe that God is going to do great things with this body of believers if we continue to focus on Him and NEVER lose site of our true purpose here; which is to bring honor and glory to God and point others towards him!

So life in TX has been fairly fast paced since we've been here. The first two months I lived here we did not have a home. That was fun. God truly blessed us through that time. Now we are in a home and I drive almost an hour to work every morning. There has not been a morning that I have dreaded the drive! I have regretted not waking up to my alarm a few morning! God has truly blessed us in so many ways since we've been here. I love him more and more every day and thank him more and more for his continued blessing and presence in our lives! God has been greater to us than we deserve!

I will end the blog here for tonight! In the words of my buddy Aaron "I can't think of a good ending so here it is!"