This last week I have had a lot more time than usual to think about things, mainly my future. Since quitting my jobs and packing up my room full of the stuff of my life, More things have become a reality. Like I am moving away from the home that I have known for forever, to make a new life with my husband in 2 weeks. This is crazy. I am moving my ENTIRE life to be with the man I love. I am leaving everything I possibly know, to be with him. Don't get me wrong, I am excited, and I do want to be with Matt. But the thought that in such a short period of time, I will have an entire knew life. And sometimes I freak out. BUT!! I take comfort in my Sovereign Lord. After all, He is the one who put us together and has orchestrated our love story, surely He is not leaving me now. I am so thankful I can call upon Him at any time even when I am the loneliest of lonely (Is that possible?) when Matt's at work, and I am home alone, in a city where I know no one, with no car, and no friends. He is always there. I take comfort in His Word, where I always get truth and comfort from, and these are the verses that I have been going back to.
"My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.
Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, YOU ARE THERE; if I make my bed in hell, behold YOU ARE THERE. If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts if the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me. He found him in a desert land and in the wasteland, a howling wilderness; He encircled him, He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of his eye. As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings,taking them up, carrying them on its wings, so the Lord alone led him. THE LORD IS THERE.
Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in. And He led them forth by the right way. In this place I will give peace, says the Lord of hosts. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
Exodus 33:14, Psalm 139 :7-10, Deut. 32:10-12, Ezek. 48:35; 2 Chron. 1:10; Psalm 107:7, Hag. 2:9, Josh. 1:9.
Happy Valentines Day. Its our VERY LAST holiday we have to spend apart!!! I am so excited to spend the rest of my holidays (Lord willing) with my man! I am so thankful that the Lord has blessed me with this man! I love him so dearly and in just 3 short weeks we get to be husband and wife! Yay!
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I am the Vine, You are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; For without Me you can do nothing."
I can do NOTHING without Him. Lord, May I stay connected to You.
This is my new book that I have just started today. I have already been challenged and encouraged by this book. I have already started seeing things diffrently. My goal is to pray specifically for Matt and diffrent situations that may arise, and to pray for myself; That I would examine myself before asking the Lord to change him. I can't wait to learn more. I want to be a praying wife always. Praying for Matt all the time, for our future family, friends, home, and life.
"The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall ALWAYS be with the Lord. Therefore,comfort one another with these words. He who testifies to these things says "Surely I am coming quickly." Amen. Even so, Come, Lord Jesus.
Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by HIM in peace, without spot and blameless. Abstain from every form of evil., Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand."
Amen! Come Soon Jesus! Take me Home!!!
Phil. 4:5; 1Thess. 4:16-18; Rev. 22:20; 2 Peter 3:14; 1 Thess. 5:22-24; James 5:8.
I finally have time to sit down for a minute and put my thoughts to words on whats been going on in the past few weeks with me! My life has been steady some days and crazy busy other days. I guess its good that I am doing things to keep me busy so that time goes by faster so that I can see Matt quicker. I finally got word that his plane will Lord willing, land one last time by himself (yay!) on February 22nd. 5 weeks away! Its insane to think that, that will be the last time he will come "visit" me, and when he goes back home, he is going to bring home his wife! Ahhhh! This time at times, has flown by, yet other days it can't get here quick enough. I am so, so, so excited that its almost here, and things are slowly but surely falling into place for the wedding, and things are coming together. My parents living room is invititation central right now, with envelopes, labels, and such all over the place! But its such an amazing sight!
Matt is getting the house ready for my arrival,doing some deep cleaning to the house so I feel that I can settle right in and relax when we finally get to our home. I look forward to learning to cook for him, learn new things with him and just finally be together for long periods of time, after being apart for so long. I am looking forward to life in the south and learning a new town, and I know I will have the best guide in town, my husband! =).
My first bridal shower is taking place this coming Saturday which I am so excited about! My church family is throwing me one and its going to be so great to celebrate my upcoming marriage with so many Godly women who have been a blessing in my life and have poured their lives into me, and have blessed me in so many incredible ways. Not to mention the great food that will be there!
I am soaking and saturating the Word right now. I am going through the book, Mary Heart in a Martha World.. and I am absolutely loving it right now. Its so applicable to me right now, that I don't forget who is the center of my life, and that I don't get to caught up in the business of the life that I live right now, and forget to take time out to spend with the One who has blessed my life with all these incredible things, for He along is worthy of all glory and praise for all that He has done in my life. I continue to study the Psalm of the week-Reading it over and over getting new meanings out of it each time. My goal this New Year is to also increase my prayer life making sure He is apart of all I do, all the time.
Leah keeps me busy still, running her around to speech and different activities I find for us to do. I only have a few more weeks with her and at the salon. I truly am going to miss her and the boys as well as all my co workers at the salon. I truly have been blessed in both jobs with some great people that I enjoy. I am also excited about what the Lord has in store for me in another job in the near future in GA.
You are now caught up on my life thus far. My Christ continue to grow me, change me, humble me, and make me more like Jesus everyday.
Till I get to marry my best friend, I get to grow old with, and do life with. I will blog more on what I have been up too, hopefully over the weekend.... Until then.....
