"Oh wonderful love, You died for me. The power of Your life is in me. Father, let Your light shine down on me. No matter what the day or night may bring"
So I just turned 24...not that exciting but I definitely feel like with every birthday there kinda becomes this period of reflection of the past year and I have kinda been forming this blog in my mind the past couple days so I figured I just need to go for it and write it down.
Mainly I just want this so I can remember in a few years all that the Lord did in my life in one of the biggest "growing" years of my life.
I have learned....
that I never ever have to do it on my own. the Lord is always going to be there to pick up the pieces, give me a nice pat on the back and point me in the right direction. and it's my job to LISTEN and be obedient (sooo hard most of the time)
to be thankful for the simple things...laughter, stability, love.
that my friends are the truest, most real, reliable, loving people I know. i think we have always been this way but in the last year I have really seen so much love and prayer that surrounds us. going through hard things and continuing to turn to each other and share, be open, vulnerable, and honest. i just feel blessed that the people i love the most, walk through life with me each day. that we don't judge each other, or be jealous of each other. there is just SO MUCH love and I think the Lord has shown me that this year in so many ways. each of them blesses my life daily, over and over again. if you can't tell, i am GRATEFUL. not a lot of people can say this, and am thankful everyday that i have this in my life.
that my family (ALLLLL of them) is what the Lord gave me. every person isn't always easy to love but i definitely want to always do my best and soak up all the time that He allows me to spend with them.
that I really don't want to live my life with regrets. i don't want to look back i say "i wish i would have, or could have or should have." i know there are things i have done that i definitely wont do again, that i would do different, that i have learned from. but no regrets...for life. that's my goal : )
that community is important and that life is too short to not surround yourself with great people. all the time.
that being a grown up is (most of the time) FUN. i like responsibility and making money. having my apartment in uptown with my besties that i pay for. paying bills on my own. it has this level of freedom that is neat and just new and refreshing. here's to many, many (god willing not tooooo many ;) ) more years.
that i don't need to depend/put my worth in a boyfriend until he is my husband. of course in some ways this is a good thing, but there is a line for each person that definitely needs to be considered. red flags should be listened to and talked about and prayed through until they are dealt with. honesty is SO important and trust even more. and that listening to what the Lord whispers on my heart is always going to be the BEST option.
that hard, sucky situations bring about huge life lessons that i could have ONLY learned from going through the hard part. that the Lord's promises and his plan are ALWAYS greater. i find myself reminding (honestly, sometimes convincing) myself of this DAILY.
that God has given me today and every day this past year. that i have so much to be grateful for and so many more lessons to learn!
that's all...for now, i'm sure i will learn something new before the work day ends at 5.
