Birthday Hugs

*The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.*

 I'm 21... again.

God's Art

As I was sitting on the beach watching the sky change from shades of gold to red and even purple at times I thought to myself, "How could someone not believe in Christ. The colors are to perfectly placed in the sky and the waves beautiful rhythms seem to have the power to calm nearly anything that breaths." The view was breath taking and in that moment I felt love.  

Stepping Blindly

I have recently bought a new devotional called "Walking with the Woman of the Bible". I am not one of those people who has been big on books that guide you through your quiet times. Then again, until recently, I have not been a quiet time kind of person at all. But something about a book that told you exactly what to read and how to read it never appealed to me. It never seemed "real" or "spirit led". They just seemed like a cop out to me. About 2 weeks ago I hit a road block with my bible reading. I didn't know where to go next... what to read... and to someone who just recently started doing this on a daily basis I found myself stumbling over passages and not allowing the Lord to speak through them. This is when I discovered a new opinion about devotionals. They are a beautiful way to start your walk with the Lord. Depending on the one you choose they can really break down a verse for you to stretch and challenge your mind and heart. I love it!

Ok my real reason for this post was not to sell devotionals. My verse this evening I have been studying is Genesis 8:18 

So Noah went out, and his son's and his wife and his sons' wives with him. 

When I first read this it didn't connect with me instantly. Then I read a few ideas breaking it down and my heart opened and instantly there I was... with the Lord, and He was talking to me. What this verse is about is a wife who had faith that was more solid than concrete. A woman who trusted God so much and loved her husband so much that she supported him in building an arch and got on the boat with him and left everything she loved and knew behind not knowing at all what her future held for her. I struggle with change. I struggle with the "unknown." I am actually starring it in the face right now. Now I sure can't compare my fear to Noah's wife's but her faith is inspiring and real. And my fear is real as well (even if I'm not building an arch).  There are 5 points that I wrote down to help remind me that stepping blindly is worth it...

1. God is in Control

2. He knows what He's doing

3. He has a plan and a purpose

4. He knows what's best

5. He will take care of everything

Easier said than done I know. But isn't everything. And if it was easy would we ever grow?