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So, spring break is going great. Had SOOOOO much fun in Houston with some friends! -a blast. and I'm leaving for Florida on Monday to go surfing! yes.....
Well, God is definately soooo good and amazing. Those words should never become "cliche" or "too normal" to declare and speak, or write. -He deserves all the praise and glory, and adoration.
God is really tranforming my mind and allowing me to learn how to develop "a new wine skin"-so that "new wine" can flow through my life. (analogy, OF COURSE ;) ) What I mean, is, there is a verse in Isaiah that says, "Behold, I will do something new. Will you not be aware of it?" I truly, with all my heart, believe that over my life. The wine skin analogy, refers to my thinking and expectation of God and his amazing power to work in my life and around my life.
Jesus talks about how you can not pour new wine into an old wineskin, or it will burst. Anyway, I completely praise Him for the amazing faith he is giving me, and the amazing insight he is allowing me to perceive due to His Word.-faith comes by hearing...and hearing-believing.
I'm completely believing God for amazing things when I graduate. I'm out of state right now. One of the purposes for this visit is to try and decide the next step after graduation. I praise God that I already know what is NOT going to be happening when I graduate, so now, I need to get the resume started and rolling! and to TOTALLY destory any fear or hesitation-Haha. I'm truly, seriously, believing with faith for the unseen.
I don't want to live my life "being safe"-taking the "safe job" where I KNOW I'll be making money...I honestly don't care about that. I know God is our Providor and isn't intimidated by our situations. And I know that I'm not limited due to my own talents, resources, experience, credentials, or even "resume", haha, because I know I'm a daughter of the Most High God-He can open doors that NO MAN can shut...so, I'm beleiving and claiming that with God, all things are capable and possible. So, i'm excited about coming back from this trip and creating my resume and sending them out to churches to Houston and Austin. (or wherever else, if God makes clear). For a while, I had the mentality, "Well, if God wants me to do "this", then, he needs to open the door, or, he will make this happen. However, I know that in my present situation, I just need to be active and make myself ready for those doors to be open, and go to those places for the doors to be open-believing I'm the daughter of the Great King.
Here is something I have read that has really encouraged me with my present situation. This is from a book I am currently reading:
"There's an old story about a little frog that was born at the bottom of a small, circular well, similar to those you might see at a typical rural farm. He and his family lived there, and he was content to play in the water, swimming all around that little well. He thought, 'Life doesn't get any better than this. I have all that I need'. But one day, he looked up and noticed the light at the top of the well. The little frog became curious, wondering what was up there. He slowly climbed up the side of the well. When he got to the top, he cautiously peered out over the edge. Lo and behold, the first thing he saw was a pond. He couldn't believe it. It was a thousand times bigger than the well. He ventured farther and discovered a hue lake. He stood there gazing in amazement. Eventually, the little frog hopped a long way and cam to the ocean, where everywhere he looked, all he could see was water. He was shocked beyond measure. He began to realize how limited his thinking had been He thought he had it all back in the well, but all he really had was drop in the bucket compared to what God wanted him to enjoy. God's dream for your life is so much bigger and greater than you can imagine. If God showed you everything He had in store for you, it would boggle your mind. So many times we're like that little frog. We've been enclosed in our own little well. It's been our comfortable environment. It's how and where we were rasied. It's all we've ever known, a certain level of living, a certain way of thinking. All the while, God has so much more in store for us."
I really liked that story. Also, I'm learning about remembering the importance of vision, goals, and dreams for your life. We should always be progressing, and not remaining stagnant, you know? God has given us resources, talents, etc., to further HIS kingdom. I don't think we should be setting the cruise control on cruise...because we think we've accomplished all we can, or think we can't do anything else...
So, I'm excited about life and I hope you are too because we serve an amazing powerful Creator of all things. I pray for whoever reads my posts that you will be encouraged in your journey! Keep me in your prayers, as well! and let me know if there is anything you need prayer, advice, or help |
