I'm so glad I'm going to be joining Grace Community Church. I love the people, the worship, the teaching, and the opportunities. I'll be turning in an application for children's ministry this Sunday.

As life slowly unwinds before me, I am learning how to define my life purpose. It breaks down at this time into five general areas, which I have written out as follows:

(1) Worship and adore God as a relational Person.
(2) Grow to be more like Christ.
(3) Fellowship with and minister to other believers.
(4) Love all people by telling them about Christ.
(5) Constantly develop talents in order to fulfill the four previous purposes better.

The areas interrelate, as most things do, but they are also distinct. If, by God's grace, I can balance my life between these five goals, I think it will be well-spent.

The other blessing I am noting is that of solitude. One of the best books about singlehood I have read recently described "turning loneliness into solitude." I anticipate that I will not have this much time to spend with God in the years to come, and so I am grateful to build a strong foundation now. I especially enjoy my 25-minute commutes.  ¶ 6:42 AM (0) comments

  A life is made up of years, which are made up of months, which are made up of weeks, which are made up of days. Day by day, that is how we live. That's how we reach goals. With persistance, with patience, with endurance.

Some days are good, some bad. God is good always.

Sometimes I feel like I have absolute clarity for decisions, and I am so grateful. But other days I stumble through in darkness. I wish I could see. I wish I knew. But then I realize, if I knew I would probably mess everything up. God's ways are higher than mine. He has a plan for me, to help me, not to harm me.

"Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up" (James 4:9-10).

That is a promise. I believe it.  ¶ 1:57 PM (1) comments