Seeking Him

Today's Bible study theme was seeking Him. Really, this is some of the most concise, sound advice you can receive for your daily life. Everything else will automatically fall into place if you're striving to do your best through Him. I have been so encouraged lately by the people God has brought into my life. I asked specifically for these new people in prayer and He faithfully delivered. I am so excited about this new time in my life because I can see God in everything! It's crazy how much you notice when you actually take the time to look around.

I can't remember a time in my life when I have been able to think so clearly. Nothing is holding me back from doing the things I want to do and the peace that comes with knowing "perfect love casts out fear" is phenomenal. God has put blessing after blessing after blessing into my life when I clearly haven't been living a life worthy of such acknowledgement. It's Easter's great message of salvation though that God loves us more than He really should.

Easter morning was one of the most glorious mornings. Mom, Michael and Adam and I went to my grandparents church for sunrise service and I think it was the first time since I've gone that it hasn't been frigidly cold. The warmth came with the sunrise as did the salvation of the world. I'll always cherish that Easter tradition. (Dana didn't go which upset me a little because we've gone every year since we were basically nothing.)

Fellowship with Alexis at the Orpheum was also fantastic! I love just being in that gorgeous building so to praise God there was extra special. It was held in the Orpheum to accommodate both locations and all three services of Fellowship, Downtown and Memphis. Our pastor spoke out of Job which was surprising but remarkably insightful! Throughout all of his hardships, Job was able to focus on God because, "I know my Redeemer lives."

Our lives should be directly effected by the resurrection every day in all we think, say, and do. I loved the message and Alexis and I got to talk during the car ride. She is one of the blessings God has recently put in my life, along with Ashley and Alison. God is so good...and the alliteration of A's is nice too ha.

Seeking God brings out the best in you and also reveals the worst of yourself that God will help you work on. "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened" Matthew 7:7-8

Couldn't Be Better...

The last few weeks have been absolutely magical. God shows up every day and surprises me with little coincidences, things that make me really smile. The struggles I've been going through the last few years don't even seem to matter to me now. That's not to say that I act exactly the way I should, but I have had such a sense of peace lately. God is so much greater than sin and living in fear and shame is no way to live at all.

I think my new Bible study has a lot to do with my newfound peace because it focuses on Max Lucado's book Fearless. I just have to keep reminding myself that "God did notgive us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. It's so hard to look beyond my own faculties sometimes but every time I remember God's desire for us to live our lived fearlessly, I am reassured. Jesus has overcome the grave and what else could I possibly have to worry about?

Only God knows what's in store for us; "therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." God is an ever-present guide...what could I possibly have to fear?