Hope

I was awoken on Sunday morning by a call from my step mom. She informed me that my grandpa was very sick and was in the hospital. Hours later I received another call that he had passed away. In the matter of days, things had gone from good to bad and it caught us all off guard. I was in complete shock until I found a couple of verses that spoke to my heart in this difficult time.

"Brothers, we do not want to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him." - 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

Today I am resting in that hope. The hope that because my grandpa and I are both followers of Christ that I will see him again. On Sunday morning, my grandpa got to meet our savior face to face. I long for the day when I get to do the same. For this reason I cannot be sad but I can eagerly wait for the time when I too get to walk hand in hand with Jesus.

Sometimes I Forget

I think many times as Christ followers we forget that Jesus said this...

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 'This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

We are quick to hate one another, point fingers at one another and refuse to help one another. That's not the life that Jesus called us to. Every day I am learning how to love people of all walks of life. It is a huge part of my never ending journey.

I'm a fixer by nature. I want to fix situations, people, problems. That's a very prideful mentality to have.

Instead I am trying to remember that I am to love people (John 13:34), pray for people (James 5:16), help carry those people's burdens (Galatians 6:2). Jesus "fixes" people. Jesus is the only one that can redeem.

to blog or not to blog

I go back and forth on a daily basis about whether or not I really want to be a part of the blogging world. I used to blog then I stopped, I blogged about my summers but then I stopped. But, I have come to the conclusion that there are way too many thoughts that go through my head not to blog.

So, here I am trying not to worry about how many times I will post a week but simply choosing to look at this blog as an outlet for my crazy mind.

Welcome to my journey. The never ending journey of becoming who God wants me to be.