The Weed

I really like the song "Rocks in Your Shoes" by Emily West. The line that gets me every time goes something like this..."bitter's like a weed, if you let it grow, it's going to choke you up somewhere down the road, to get where your going there's only one thing to do, you gotta learn to walk with rocks in your shoes."

How true this is. So often I find myself harboring bitter resentments and ideas towards different people and things. When I finally let go, I enjoy life so much more. It is never any fun when bitterness takes control. All it does is make me miserable. It is not always easy to forgive and forget, but it can be so worth it. There are some people and some things that I can never change. One thing I must remember about people is that God loves them. He have them their personality and He gave me mine. I must learn to deal with that. All bitterness is going to do is choke me up and cause me to sin.

So many Christians get caught up in their own agendas. When we don't get our way, we pout and cause more problems. This week in chapel, I heard some messages on James 3. The tongue can cause so much damage and as Christians, we must control it. So next time, take a walk with rocks in your shoes. Sometimes it is hard to suck it up, but throwing the rocks back at people will not make anything better.

Remember, "you can get a little down or get a little mad, but when there is stones in the road, there is only one thing to do, you gotta learn to walk with rocks in your shoes!"

A Safe Ship

So it has been a while since I last posted, partly because my site was blocked for a little while. No matter, I sent in a site review request, and here I am. Another reason is sometimes it takes a while to decide what to write on here. However, I have been contemplating something of late.

First of all, let me start out by saying that I had an awesome spring break while I was home at the beginning of March. It is always good to see family and friends. I also got an exciting opportunity to observe and teach in my mom's kindergarten classroom. I loved every minute of it. Another place I love to be is my home church. My church family is amazing and once again I received a college care package to return to school with.

In this box, I received a nice little booklet like thing called "God's Promises for a Woman's Heart." I enjoy reading the different Bible verses and quotes as I flip it over each day. One in particular has stuck with me. A quote from John A. Shedd which reads, "A ship in harbor is safe...but that is not what ships are for." The Bible verse to go along with it was 2 Chronicles 20:15, "Do not be afraid....for the battle is not yours, but God's."

What an excellent reminder for this stage in life. How easy it becomes to make the safe choice and stay put. I will soon be a senior in college and will face life decisions. I could always go back home, and beg and plead to stay with my parents and work whatever job I can, or I can be open to other possibilities. Perhaps God's will for my life is to return home and work a job, and this would be fine for me....but maybe He has other plans.

Whatever the case may be, I know the Lord is on my side. I do not want to be the ship who sits idly in the harbor until time passes me into a useless vessel, I want to be a fierce vessel on the sea that accomplishes the missions I was destined for. Sure, there may be storms, but God will sustain. Who is to say that trouble will not come across the harbor anyway.

I am not completely ready to make any major life decisions at this moment, but when the time comes, I pray that I will be ready to leave the harbor. After all, the battle is God's, so why worry! :)