A little over a week ago we had our half way point. The turning point from making it up the hill to going down the other side, where we can begin to realize that we have been on the race more days than we have left. We are no longer starting, by now we have most things figured out (well we have the fact that nothing can be figured out, figured out). We have all grown in many different ways, and we have experienced more things in the last 5 and a half months than some might have expected to in their lifetime. There have been many ups and downs, but over all we are all glad to be here. In the next couple of blogs I thought I would share with you some of the many lessons I have been learning over the course of this year.
It was just yesterday as I was thinking about what to write in this blog that I realized one really profound statement. I have come to realize that it is the overarching theme of this year, and that everything else I learn and do is to better facilitate this theme. This is what I realized:
God got me here by asking for a year, but he brought me here to ask for my life
This year really isn’t about this year. This year is about God getting a hold of my heart and wrapping me in His arms and giving me the knowledge to know that He is never going to let me go. This year is about me recognizing God for who He is and learning about His character and who I am because of Him. It is about me learning to trust God. Everything I am learning is to help me live my whole life for God, and not just give Him one year, because that is what He asked for. He said to give Him a year, but what He wanted was my life.
