New Hat, Old Hat

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new. 2 Cor. 5:17

The way I dress has changed a little, some people are asking why. Because the Lord has changed my life. Truly, completely, wholly.

Years ago, I wore boots everywhere I went. Years ago, I knew that I knew that I knew that Jesus loved me....years ago, I walked away from the loving arms of my Savior. Some of you know the ugliness that I caused. Some of you know the things I did to shame myself, my family, and most of all, the testimony of the One who died to save me from it all. One thing I forgot during that time was that the blood He shed that day covered it ALL.

When I walked away, He didn't. When I chose to live MY life and not HIS, He stood there. He waited for the day I would return. The prodigal child, I slept in the mud with the swine. I squandered my heavenly inheritance. I thought I knew better how to live than the life I had been offered. But when I came back, there He was, waiting for me, watching for me, reaching for me with open arms. He says in His Word, "For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. (Luke 15:24)"

Do you know what happened when the prodigal son came home? It's in the rest of that verse "And they began to be merry." It's that simple. The Father opens His loving arms, He wraps the child in the best robe, slips a ring on his finger and throws him a grand party. Happiness once again fills the household!

So, yeah, I walked away, I acted the fool...but the Father was waiting. Now we have begun to be merry. So I've gone back to the place in my life where I was before I walked away. I pulled the old boots out of the closet, I got me a new hat, and I know that I know that I KNOW that my Jesus loves me. I am happy!

Do you want to be happy today? Have you walked away from your Father? COME HOME, that's all He asks. Let Him welcome you in so you can be merry.

If I can pray for you let me know.

Learning, Growing...Praying

Hi! I pray today finds you blessed! I started a new class at church last night. Its called Woman to Woman, Truths From Titus and its being taught to me by my pastor's wife, Kim. I am excited to embark on this new journey. The class is based on the principles found in Titus 2:3-5:

3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

I don't know where God is going to take me in this study, I don't know how God is going to change me during this study, But I'm ready and excited for whatever it will bring. I pray that God uses it to make me a better wife. I pray that God uses it to make me a better mother. I PRAY that God uses it to bring me ever closer to Him.

The last few years have been a journey. I have been through things that I thought I might not survive. But God has brought me through. I can honestly say that I am happier right now in this moment than I have been in my entire life. I have a wonderful husband who loves me more than anything in the world. I have friends who truly care about me. I have a friend back who I thought was lost forever, and it seems we still share one brain after all these years. I have beautiful children who love me. I have a church family who lifts me up daily. I have more love in my life than one girl deserves. MY CUP RUNNETH OVER!! I am truly blessed! The lesson I learned...when you think its hopeless, when you think you just can't do it anymore, YOU CAN'T! Take your hands off of it, stop trying to live and let the One who created you live for you. Let Him guide you into what He would have you to be. When you stop trying to do things yourself, life just gets easier.

I guess that's all my rambling for today, leave me a comment, let me know you're praying for me and let me know if I can pray for you.