“God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” Philippians 2:13 NLT
when I reflect on the past few weeks, or since i have wrote, i have been learning the meaning of being still and listening. although-my boyfriend may beg to differ on the “listening part." i feel like so much of my life i have questioned over and over again what I am suppose to do with my life and what my career is supposed to be. i was challenged with some words yesterday that hit home. "your career is what you do for God’s kingdom while you are here on earth, as well as following Him. it’s so easy to get my head wrapped around the ideas of what the world states you need to be."
being successful is being happy-it’s feeling the love of Jesus and showing it every day in my life. it’s striving to become more like my Father and learning to be still in life and wait on Him- that is going to make me successful. i know i tend to follow my own ways, which is normal; i'm just learning to rely more on Him, rather than other distractions in my life. i love the verse from Philippians that i shared earlier-how reassuring it is to know that God is continually working on me in every aspect of my life. Jesus has taught me happiness and love that i never knew existed till i fell apart and starting falling on Him. i’ll never forget the moments where i took my anger out on God and turned from Him-i work every day to forget the things in my past that i fell into because God has given me forgiveness. we are to ask for forgiveness, forgive ourselves, and forget about our sinful ways. This I am still learning.
God is working in me. i look forward to the day i get to talk to Him and have all my questions answered-maybe by then i’ll be a good listener! i am truly thankful for the people in my life that have been huge blessings in shaping who i am today. learning to be still has taught me multiple life lessons already, and it took some getting used to but when i listen that is when the Lord speaks! i thank God everyday for the joys and sorrows in my life because it’s what makes me, “me!”
This is my journey, this is my story, this is my life….
kb
