Lighthouses & God's Will

Paul was here this weekend. We had a bunch of stuff planned but ran out of time. We were planning on going on a boat cruise to Boldt castle in the 1000 Islands on Sunday. But instead of ending up at the boat dock we overshot it by about 20miles or so. So it was at that point that we had 2 options. And it was time to make a decision. Do we go back and try to find where we were originally trying to go? OR Do we just make the best of it and enjoy where we were at which was this beautiful lighthouse and lake side area?

We decided to stay, and you know what? We had such a great time! It got me to thinking. How often do we fight against the tide that God is driving our life upon?How often do we jerk the wheel out of His hands and attempt to steer it our own way? If you keep your hands on the wheel, but let God make the turns and operate the accelerator, it's amazing how much smoother the ride can be! ;)

Airports & Butterflies

Today is the day that my boyfriend is visiting me in NY from Reno for the first time. God definitely has a way of exceeding even our wildest and most specific expectations and hopes!

In many ways, it seems like this has been a long time coming and in others not so much. It has made some diffcult things in the past seem a little easier to swallow considering if not for those events, heartbreaks and lessons learned, I would not be where I am today with who I am with.

Parking spaces and other neurosies

Well, it happened. Someone finally got up the nerve....to park in MY spot!
And of course this got me to thinking about other things. I started to think about how we cling to things and how tightly. Now, as much as I would like to think that that spot was mine and as much as friends joked that they thought it was since I always seemed to get it (Lets face it, it was great) it wasn't actually mine to begin with. How many times do we do this with other things? Our life is the biggest thing that we cling to that truly isn't ours. The Bible is VERY clear about that, however, society, media, our own human wills and every other thing in our daily lives encourages us to take our lives captive as they are ours!

The past few years have seemed to have been a series of lessons in change and learning, often the hard way, how not to cling to things that aren't mine to begin with. I think relationships with people, whether they be romantic or otherwise, are some of the hardest things not to cling to.

I heard it said once that we are to live life with an open palm so that God may put in and take out as He wills. And that if we close our hands it all slips through like sand. Something to think about.

Birthday Eve

It is the eve of my 31st birthday. SOOO many changes this past year! It is amazing when you look back and then around at what has occured to see where God has brought you!

I still remember fantasizing and dreaming about getting out of the worst rut I had ever experienced about two years ago. I would cling to the hope that someday I would be through that hard time and look back and be able to say "God got me through that!" The funny thing is that, although I have been saved just under ten years, it is hard to remember what it was like to not have God there in the midst of things.

This past year alone I have .....
* God gave me the opportunity to obtain a vocational ministry position with a GREAT church!
* I have relocated to Northern NY
* Learned of my mother's salvation
* New Car
* New jobs
* New friends
* A new amazing boyfriend :)
* New church

It is overwhelming especially to list that out! And those are just the big things! I am so very greatful for the experiences I have had this past year both bitter and sweet and look forward to the future and all it has in store!

God Bless you all!

My Dad...

FIRST AND FOREMOST- PLEASE PRAY FOR MY FATHER AND HIS RECENT CANCER DIAGNOSIS.

Ya know, it's funny how things happen. The things that fade into the background and those that take center stage. I am not even sure who reads this blog or even cares...what I do know is that having a relationship with Jesus Christ is the only thing that you need to know. And that is something far off or seemingly so for my father right now. He doesn't realize that it doesn't matter where he's come from but only where he's going that is important. I pray that each of you who stumble upon this blog think about that and really seriously consider it. After all all you have to lose is your soul! Starting a relationship with Jesus Christ affects so many things for not only this life but the one to come.

Many people think that you can chose Heaven or Hell but the reality I am afraid is that you have to choose Heaven. The Bible says that we are already on our way to Hell and if we don't reach up to God to be saved from our impending doom, Hell is our certain future.

The reality.....
Everyone is guaranteed eternity however, you get to determine if its in Heaven or Hell. My email is accessible through this blog and comments are always welcome...if you have questions or want to learn about the stuff I have mentioned here, PLEASE feel free to contact me!