Something Beautiful

I did a load of laundry this morning. I feel like I've done about 20 loads of laundry this week. It has felt nonstop. As I was thinking about how I felt like I've done 20 loads of laundry this week, I started to count how many I have actually done. Grand total: 3.  As I realized that, I was reminded that often what I feel does not accurately reflect the truth. Just because I felt like I had done 20 loads of laundry was what I was feeling, yes, but the truth is that I have done 3 loads.  Just because it feels like God isn't moving doesn't reflect the Truth. God is always moving and working. He is always with me. He will never leave me nor forsake me. He will always be my shelter and my strong tower. He always hears me and sees me even when I feel like He doesn't. He always loves me and blesses me even when they are disguised as discipline or what I would not consider a blessing.  God is faithful, and this morning He used my laundry to remind me of that.  

I was reading in Matthew this morning and I have been mulling over a specific verse that has kind of challenged me.  "And He said to them, 'Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the Kingdom of Heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.'" - Matthew 13:52 This is sandwiched right in between Jesus teaching them in parables about the Kingdom of Heaven and telling them why He speaks in parables. The verse preceding it Jesus asks the disciples if they understand all the things he has been telling them. In the context of all those things I was thinking about this verse and what Jesus was trying to communicate to His disciples.  I think that He is both warning them and encouraging them about not forgetting the old things. Jesus was teaching a lot of new stuff. He was radical in all that He preached and taught. That is the new treasure He is talking about. He gave them something completely new, and He wanted

If you look for it, you can find beauty in every circumstance of life, in every situation you find yourself in. I don't always succeed at this, but I do try. Sometimes it is a difficult place to see beauty, but I think if you look hard enough you will run across it.  The other night, though, I had an experience where it was not difficult to find beauty in the situation. I had a change to speak to a group of junior high students about a ministry that I am passionate about. I don't know if I inspired them, but I know that they inspired me. You see this was a group of junior high students who were on a trip spending their time serving a local outreach program.  I don't know if they realize yet the concept of sowing into things, but I rejoice at the fact that they are sowing into being a servant, into helping those who need it, into the lives of people who the world has passed by. They may or may not understand the importance of this yet, but I know, and it strengthens my h

There are many thoughts going through my head on a regular basis. I am almost ready to graduate from massage therapy school. I only have 2 days of class left but because of all of our schedules those 2 days aren't for three weeks. But three weeks from today I will be done. This season of my life will be ending. I have been preparing myself for this transition for a while now because I have to give myself time to adjust to changes (even the good ones). As I prepare for this change, I have mixed emotions. There is part of me that is terrified. The what if questions flood my mind. What if I can't make it? What if I don't have enough business? What if I can't pay my bills?  Then there is the part of me that if filled with excitement. I am so ready to be doing something that I love every day. I am ready to walk into work, exhale, smile and go about my day with a relaxed and confident air, sure of who I am and what I want out of life. I am ready to be in a peaceful, heali