The Echo in My Head

Its been a while since I wrote anything, so I figured I would catch you up on some themes that have been echoing in my head over the last month. Some have been direct lessons intended for me right now, and some were brought to me through the circumstances of friends that I'm writing down because I know I'll need them later. Hope they mean something for you too.

1. You will never grasp God's best for you in a hand that is tightly gripping something it shouldn't.

2. Walking away from something God calls you away from is hardest right before the first step. Once you start walking, it gets easier.

3. Most things aren't as scary as I can dream them to be.

4. Life is best enjoyed by a heart that doesn't hide. Either hiding things in it, or hiding itself from others.

5. I like sunshine and being outside.

6. When someone who knows the truth of you sees you smoothly lie, it decays their trust in you, even if the lie was to hide their secrets. Because with every lie, the realization grows that someday you will lie to them to protect them from the truth of you. Additionally, lies don't protect others from the truth, they only decay other's trust in us from the inside out. By the time the lie reaches the surface it has eaten away at everything underneath.

7. Reading fiction is not so bad.

8. Contentment doesnt come from enough things, or money, or relationships..it comes from enough trust in God's provision. If you're seeking contentment in acquiring enough stuff, saving enough money, having a full schedule, making enough friends, hearing a special person say they love you, or in hugs or kisses, insecurity is waiting to devour you.

9. I'm planting a garden on my balcony. Because I like dirt, and I want to watch things grow.

10. Spring is absolutely my favorite season. But if its going to just get warmer every year, then I need to finish losing these last 25 lbs so I can wear the appropriate clothes. :)


Thats all. :)

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