God vs. People

If you want your life to make sense, invest your trust in God
If you want your life to be a confusing, dramatic roller coaster, invest your trust in people 
Even when it comes to the people you value most, your trust should be in HIM, not them
This makes it easier for you to forgive
And you are less susceptible to becoming disappointed and let down by people
Putting people on a pedestal that only God belongs on is not what's up

I never blog about anything I haven't experienced
I still have to remind myself very often that wisdom is trusting in HIM
My prayer & my drive is that I come to a place where I no longer have to remind myself
That my trust in HIM becomes so genuine, it's automatic

The only way to love people wholeheartedly is to TRUST GOD

So when it comes to God vs. People, it's no question that God is the reigning champion!

Psalms 146:3 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings who cannot save.
Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever tursts in the Lord is safe.

Nothing Else Matters

Im guilty of...

taking out my problems on others

living in fear

not consulting God for decisions I make but then blaming HIM when things go wrong

always wanting things my way

outright selfishness

trying to justify my ill actions

doing just enough to get by

saying one thing, then doing another

downright laziness

holding grudges

wanting to give up because things are not coming to me easy enough

habitual sin

giving into my flesh daily

having ulterior motives for serving God


Some may read this and....

 wonder if I just wrote this for writing sake or if I'm really talking about myself

think I'm being too honest

come to the conclusion that this post is unnecessary

change their perspective of me

immediately become offended because they are guilty of one or more things on the above list

BUT

None of this matters

What really maters is the fact that...

Dragging your darkness into the light is a crucial step towards freedom

The truth will set you free (John 8:32)

Once you have true freedom which of course only comes from HIM, what else matters?

NOTHING!!!

IJohn 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

A little child will lead them

This summer I have the privilege of taking care of my 2 1/2 month old niece, Julia.  I have been spending every single day with her for the past 3 weeks and I already have learned so much about her.  I didn't realize she would already be such an individual who likes to be held a certain way, sleep a certain way and even eat a certain way!  Having the opportunity to bond with her is so precious to me and it's not something that I am not taking for granted.  I never thought about how much I'd learn from her and how much knowing her would implore me to reflect on my own character/spirituality...

Sometimes

when I watch her laugh so easily,

when I watch her sleep so peacefully,

when I watch her live so innocently...

It makes me want to protect her from all the not so funny, not so peaceful, and not so innocent things of this world.  It leads me reflect on my own life all the decisions I've made and how much I want to prevent her from making decisions that may hurt her.

And on the flip side, I envy how easy it is for her to love like she's never been hurt.  When you think about it, a newborn kinda has a fresh slate in order to do that and it encourages me to go back to that place where I can love others freely, the way God loves me, as though I've never done any wrong. 

I never want Julia to get hurt. I never want her to be harmed or heartbroken mentally or physically. I want to be there to tell her all the right choices to make but I know I can't be her God.  One thing I will encourage her to do is to allow every decision she makes to bring God glory; because the hard truth is that you can still get hurt even when you make valid efforts to guard your heart, but as long as you don't allow the hurt to define you & you hang on to the hope that out of every hurt comes good & most importantly, you continue to fulfill HIS purpose; HE is pleased. Your "hurt" is not worth feeling sorry for yourself but is it worth bringing HIM glory! These are my words of wisdom to my precious lil Julia!

I am confident that as long as she is in HIS hands, she will live life to the fullest and I feel so blessed to be a part of it!!

Julia with her protective big brothers; Jason (left) and Jaden (right)

Isaiah 11:6 ...a little child will lead them.