I love my devotional. It's outdated and filled with christian virtues people no longer pursue. It focuses on building strength of character as a christian, dependence on God and complete trust in His will. This is really what I need for daily survival in today's world. But I also love the fact that God uses my dear old devotional to speak to me in amazing ways that are so relevant. Yesterday, I had a conversation with a friend about being at my 'wits end' and so I was going to hand everything over to God. She looked at me, smiled, and said, 'isn't that what God really wants?' 'For us to hand over things to Him from the beginning? and not wait until we run out of steam?' I smiled back and wondered. Really wondered for a while at her words and the truth behind the simple questions. We are taught to be independent as children. Raised in a manner that we can 'stand' on our own. Be independent in thought... question, critique, find ou...
This is my story of finding God in the midst of mistakes. This is my story of GRACE, of all things beautiful and all things nice, of sorrows and tears, of joy and laughter, of globetrotting of course! Above all this is my story of the blessing of LIFE and how God helps us through it.