This is my first post. It feels very much like starting a major "term" paper or something... I don't know where to begin. So I thought I would just start by saying just that. This is a blog just for me. I have a blog for Mattie, my 4 1/2 year old, and a blog for my sweet Julia, who now waits for me in Heaven. But I desired a space for me. A place to process the ups and downs of life. A place to vent. A place to question. A place to seek God. My life growing up and even past college was pretty easy and uneventful. However, life has definitely been different in many ways than I would have expected since then. This includes both unexpected joys and well as unexpected grief and trials. I can say, however, through every mountain and every valley, God has been at my side. And though I would like to be spared pain, it is in every painful place where God has met me head on and carried me to deeper places. Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." That does not mean for one millisecond that God spares us pain! It means that God can take all the crap in our life, all the things life throws us, all the bad choices we make, and He can use that stuff not only for our good but for the good of His Eternal plan. The bigger pictures. And sometimes our "good" is not roses and rainbows. God cares about a deeper relationship with us more than anything. So if life throws us pain, He will use it to draw us to Him in a deeper way and maybe even reach others. And that is good.
Well, it's time to spend some time with my husband. Until next time...
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