Well it is 2010 and I cannot believe it. Time is flying by me right before my eyes. It seems like just yesterday we were just moving to Tennessee and I was just beginning my Sophomore year of high school... Now I am a SEEEEEENNNIIIOORR in college!!! ahhhhh....
I have never been as excited about life as I am. I am ready to embrace this new year that is sitting before me. Embrace it with everything within me. With Strength... Determination...Love...Sacrifice...Humility...Perseverance...Faith...Hope...Dreams... Promises...Family...Friends...and most of all God.
I have always seen God's faithfulness prevalent in my life but even more so in the last couple of months. There have been many moments in my life where I have questioned God plenty of times. Ask him why am I here? Why am I going through this? Will I ever see the sun shine again in my life? In those moments that I didn't know what was going on around me or what the outcome would be, the one thing that I had was the faith to press on no matter what. To climb the highest mountains because what was on the other side was far bigger than I could see at that time or even begin to understand. As I reflect back over my life this past year as well as the past 3 years God blows me away to see where he has brought me from and what he has brought me through. Sometimes when you stop and think back you can really see the amazing faithfulness of an indescribable, unconditional loving God. Sometimes we want to doubt God's faithfulness or say that we don't see it, I know. I have been there before, I am sure we all have. We want to second guess the journey we are on. However what you must know and realize is that God has ordained every day and every step you take in your life. He knows every journey you will travel, every battle you will fight, every mountain you will climb, every valley you will walk through and every obstacle you will overcome. Through it all he is preparing you and building you for something greater. I have learned so many lessons through my journey's in life and am still learning.... :)
So with all that said, I am ready to embrace this year. I am ready to run the race that God has placed before me. Run it with all my might and know that when I cross the finish line there will be great rewards. I see the hand of God at work in my life everyday, even more so it seems as of late. He is a faithful God. I love him from the utter most parts of my being.
It's a new season. A season of new beginnings. I don't know all that this New Year will bring but I know that God has some amazing and big things in store for my life. my relationship. my family. my future. my friends. I am excited to watch it unfold. I am thankful and I am blessed beyond belief.
I would not trade any journey I have traveled, any obstacle I have faced, any pain I have felt, any tear I have cried for where God has brought me today. If all of that was for these moments and times that I have experienced in the last couple months. Then it was worth it. When you see how amazing and faithful God truly is it will blow you away, it will literally bring you to your hands and knees. The other morning I woke up and began my morning devotions and prayer. I could do nothing more but lay on the floor of my bedroom weeping and just being still and listening to the still small voice of God. Sometimes he just wants you to stop. Be Still. and know that he is God. There have been times in my life when I thought that God didn't speak to me, but he has never stopped speaking to me. All I know is that God is doing something big inside my heart and in my life. My hunger... My thirst and my passion for more of God is stronger everyday..... As I start my last and final semesters at Lee, I pray that I will leave the biggest mark and impact than ever before!
"Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken." Isaiah 40:4-5
Thank you God for your faithfulness in my life. Thank you for your hand of grace and mercy that I see each new day. You have blessed me beyond my dreams and hopes and I am thankful for my family and amazing friends you have placed in my life. :) I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I am ready to embark on this new and exciting journey!
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