Purpose

Things have slowed down. Who would have ever thought.

Its amazing how things can change so fast. Today I am facing a whole new path for the next two weeks then the one that I anticipated two months ago, but God had it all along and in retrospect, I am so so thankful for that. This time I trusted God so much more then anytime before, and let Him lead. I was stronger. I was more aware. It was so much easier to see when I had served my purpose. And I know I did have a purpose in it all. I may not see the full picture now, but I will find peace knowing in God's perfect, all-knowing will, my life has purpose.

Update:

Moncton later today.

Toronto tomorrow night to see amazing friends!

Hamilton for the weekend for some birthday celebrations!

Fabulous!

Its That Time of Year Again!

If I could explain how crazy these past two weeks have been I'd gladly put it into words, but I don't think I'd do it justice.

I decided that instead of taking the time to write it all out, and vent to anyone and everyone, it'd do me more good to explain the good that has come out of it all so far.
God has totally been working in my world lately. There were times when I could only give thanks to God for even being coherent I had been up so long. I can't even remember what I wrote that paper on this weekend, but I know I typed more words on that word document then I say in the run of a day.

I was humbled many times when I found myself too overwhelmed to get everything completed and having to take help from friends. Normally, I have no trouble delegating, but oddly enough when I become over-whelmed, I get this sense of "you took this on, so you get it done" and it keeps me trying to deal with it myself. I just pray that God will give me the strength to take on the world, but He's really telling me to take the blessings He's put right in front of me.
With that said, I have the best friends EVER. The ones here.... they are amazing. Absolutely incredible at knowing when I need a hug, movie night, encouragement or some help with whatever I happen to be doing. And my friends from away.... I can't even express how great it is to be able to skype.message.call you all. I hate that all I've done is vent lately and ask for prayer, but I love that we can still be so close... yet so far away. I simply just love you all a lot.
Now that school craziness is over, and the storm should be calming... its time for friends, fun, food, traveling, and festivities.

God is just so SO so good. Prayer is powerful.

Deep Water

Two weeks ago, I sat in a movie theater in Halifax, and oddly enough, sang worship, took communion, and participated in a full Sunday morning church service... in a movie theater.
The church was called Deep Water and was an alternative place to meet for Sunday morning worship... and effective. I loved the casual and the younger aged atmosphere.
Basically they talked about how we have all these options when we make a decision in life... and we can lay out all the choices and then choose the right one.

As he continued, he talked about the distraction that all these options have on our decisions. Basically how easily we can loose sight of what God wants and His voice can become muffled.

The concept proposed i'll lay out like a math problem.
A+B=C
A - where we are standing
B - the 'thing' that will get us to
C - the final destination

We can fill in A no problem, and ideally we should know what we are trying to achieve, being C.

B is the variable we need to find. A lot of the time, we see before us a variety of options that will get us to C... but the problem is finding the right one. Often we go with our gut, advice we've been given or just what happens to be the easiest answer.

What if there was an easier way? What if there was a way to get the right answer with one simple step?

Here's the answer... ready?
Its as simple as this... God already has the answer!!

I know ... that sounds like the Sunday School answer, but consider this:
If we truly want to follow God with our lives, why do we lay out all the options before Him and ask him to lead us to the right one? What does that accomplish?
I've come to understand that all that does is present us with desires, distractions, temptations, and roadblocks that can lead us in all different directions. And honestly, do we think God needs us to lay out the possible choices for Him?
Consider instead having faith and just... giving it to God. He knows the answers, and knows when we need to hear them. If He's not working hard enough to get you the answer you want when you want it.. maybe we simply just don't need to know. Maybe we simply need to just trust Him.

Try looking to God first next time. All the time. Don't even let temptation get in your line of sight. Be confident that in His perfect will, God is taking care of your concerns. You will never be given something you can't handle with Him and He has the answer before we even ask.