Friday, January 1, 2010
January 1, 2010 - You Are Important To God.
Ah, a new year. A brand new beginning. What are you going to do with it? Have you made plans? Have you asked God what he wants you to do with it? That is the place to begin. He knows what is best for you. He has plans for you to fit into his master plan. They may be little or big, but, your part is important. You are important to God.
Friday, October 9, 2009
On An Adventure
I believe in God and I trust Him to guide me in what is right for my life. It is not easy to get self and satan out of the way to follow him. Self does not die easily. We have our wants and our desires and what we think we need. If we would just let Him, God could provide all that we need and lots of what we want. He loves us and wants to give it all to us - if we would let Him!
Have you ever been on an adventure? That is what I call what I am living right now.
I am in Des Moines, Iowa. That is where I have wanted to be since I was a teenager. Lots of people ask me "Why?". The reasons have changed over the years as I matured. At the moment it is the arts community and the interesting architecture. The people are friendly and the city has a "feel" about it that tells me I am home. Such things are hard to explain.
There is the possiblility of snow in the next few days. (I can't remember exactly when and it will probably change anyway.) I am as excited as a child. I don't have to go outside in it unless I want to. It is fun to watch through the windows as it falls. Once last year, I was standing at the big glassed in area of the SkyWalk close to my apartment just grinning from ear to ear as I watched the snow come down. Someone said "I give her two years and she will be sick of it." We will see.
I was not supposed to come until last April. Last December, my safety was at risk where I was living. It was either move into the big city in Florida or just trust God and come on up to Des Moines. always willing to risk it and trust God, I chose Des Moines. You put the finances on paper and they just would not work. But, I felt that God was going to take care of me up here. He did. It worked. And, He did it royally. He will do the same for you, if you will just trust Him.
I cannot believe I have been here almost a year. Time has flown. I am still excited about Des Moines and all that is going on here. If it snows, my condo is on the SkyWalk. (It is called a condo. To me it is an apartment. LOL Whatever it is, it is more than adequate.) That means I can still get all the things I need in stores without going outside.
Last winter, I went out when it was snowing. I wanted to find out what it felt like. I lasted about two minutes before I thought I was going to freeze to death.
A few days later, I did get out and walk quite a long way. The streets and sidewalks were clear. I felt like if I was careful, I should be okay and not slip and fall. What a feeling. I don't know how to describe it. I must have had a smile on my face a mile wide. I was having such fun.
I will write more about Des Moines and what God is doing with me here.
Have you ever been on an adventure? That is what I call what I am living right now.
I am in Des Moines, Iowa. That is where I have wanted to be since I was a teenager. Lots of people ask me "Why?". The reasons have changed over the years as I matured. At the moment it is the arts community and the interesting architecture. The people are friendly and the city has a "feel" about it that tells me I am home. Such things are hard to explain.
There is the possiblility of snow in the next few days. (I can't remember exactly when and it will probably change anyway.) I am as excited as a child. I don't have to go outside in it unless I want to. It is fun to watch through the windows as it falls. Once last year, I was standing at the big glassed in area of the SkyWalk close to my apartment just grinning from ear to ear as I watched the snow come down. Someone said "I give her two years and she will be sick of it." We will see.
I was not supposed to come until last April. Last December, my safety was at risk where I was living. It was either move into the big city in Florida or just trust God and come on up to Des Moines. always willing to risk it and trust God, I chose Des Moines. You put the finances on paper and they just would not work. But, I felt that God was going to take care of me up here. He did. It worked. And, He did it royally. He will do the same for you, if you will just trust Him.
I cannot believe I have been here almost a year. Time has flown. I am still excited about Des Moines and all that is going on here. If it snows, my condo is on the SkyWalk. (It is called a condo. To me it is an apartment. LOL Whatever it is, it is more than adequate.) That means I can still get all the things I need in stores without going outside.
Last winter, I went out when it was snowing. I wanted to find out what it felt like. I lasted about two minutes before I thought I was going to freeze to death.
A few days later, I did get out and walk quite a long way. The streets and sidewalks were clear. I felt like if I was careful, I should be okay and not slip and fall. What a feeling. I don't know how to describe it. I must have had a smile on my face a mile wide. I was having such fun.
I will write more about Des Moines and what God is doing with me here.
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