Today is a brand new day! I have always thought this was a cute - thought pretty obvious - encouragement. I know that the Bible says that tomorrow will worry about itself and to focus on today (Matthew 6:25-34)
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I know I'm like a week late, but life is finally settling in after the holidays and I wanted to take some time to think over the last year. January seems like an arbitrary time to look back at the last 12 months, but I've always found it to be a good time to see what has changed, what's the same, and how God has been moving in my life. 2014 was a particularly odd year, and I can see more than ever how much I've changed in it.
2013, in all truthfulness, was the hardest year I have ever had to face, so 2014 was a recovery year more than anything. I came back to California about a year ago in pretty rough shape and I didn't even realize how much so. Even though I wanted to get back into the busy and exciting YWAM life, God had better plans for me and knew that I needed time to process, recover, and start dreaming with Him again. This has been a year of healing, forgiving, patience, and growth. He has shown me where my passions are and given me opportunities to explore them as well as sometimes forcing me to just sit still and rest. I prefer to be busy and always doing something, but God has been giving me opportunity to sit and let Him work on my heart instead. With that, I've finally started writing again and I'm also feeling much more free in my prophetic art. I think I'm finally starting to feel like myself again. It's funny how I didn't even realize how broken I was until God pieced me back together. I kept wanting to fly away again, not even realizing I had a broken wing. It's funny that that's the picture that comes to mind, because God gave me that word in 2013 and it's finally starting to make sense. All in all, I think the biggest lesson I've learned in 2014 is to trust God completely. I have trusted Him for finances, provision, answers, healing, and many other things, but I am continuing to learn to trust Him on a deeper level. I need to trust Him to provide what my heart needs as well as my physical needs. I have had to trust Him to take care of me even when I didn't know what I needed, which can be harder than it sounds. Releasing control and accepting His guidance is simple yet hard, and it never ceases to require more and more humility on my part. I don't know what 2015 holds, but I anticipate needing even more patience and humility to find out. Even though my life seems to be taking an unexpected turn, I do not think God has forgotten the things He has made me to love. He has given me a heart for missions and I don't know when that door will open again, but I hope it is not too far away. In the mean time, I want to finish at least one of the books I have started. =) I am also going to be visiting Israel for a couple weeks in March, which brings my heart more joy than words can say!! Despite the hardships my team had there before, I absolutely love the country and the cultures in Israel and can't wait to go back, even if it is just for two weeks. I am also praying about doing a DBS in September. The Discipleship Bible School in Kona, HI is a 3-month long intensive Bible course where I would get to focus on God and His word while living in the community of believers that I so love. It is an opportunity that I have wanted to take for years, and this appears to finally be the time when it will be possible. I love the Bible and all of the richness I have yet to glean from it. I want to have the word ingrained on my heart and I can't wait to be able to soak it up for a whole three months! Please pray with me about whether or not this really is the right time for me to do it and if supporting me in receiving this further training is something you can do. |
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