It's Time for a Change

The time has come when there are new seasons in everyone's lives. This time it is me + moving = out of comfort zone. With this I have found a deep peace in everything that I have become involved in and will leave behind. There are times when I think about my life for the past four years and I become scared, or lonely, or worried, but then there are other times when I think about the past four years and become hopeful, excited, or anxious. I wonder what will really happen. I wonder what is going to happen when I leave my "comfort zone" for something that is completely foreign to me.

My town has been Natchitoches, Louisiana. It is by far the tiniest, cutest, little college town I have ever been in. I wandered around downtown today to just reminisce about my time here and take some pictures. It was the best thing I have done in a while. It just seemed peaceful and beautiful.
I have developed the greatest relationship I have ever known here....with Jesus. I can't even describe the way that He has been present in my life. Recently, I have been going through a stage of learning. I never really understood why I was going through this process that had to deal with friends, relationships, offenses, and forgiveness, until this week. One of my best friends completely disregarded our friendship and would not talk with me about what I was trying to convey to her. It took everything within me to subdue my feelings to lash out. My mind went to the bible study that I had attended the night before where we were taught about offenses against us and what and how to deal with them. Although, everything did not immediately sink into place, I tried my best to rely on my Jesus to guide me through the situation. The whole situation stung in the heart, a lot. But all that I know is that I am being prepared for everything in front of me, I just need to listen.

I read that night about the parable of the weeds. Matthew 13: 24 - 31. It struck me when Jesus said that there is no need to pull the weeds out, for the wheat lives in parallel with it. We live parallel with the "weeds" placed by the enemy trying to stifle out our growth. There is no need to pull the weeds for they will be dealt with at the time of the harvest or the 2nd coming of Jesus. We live for God, we are chosen, and it is our choice to obey and live everyday for our God. :)