Seasons

SOOOO sorry it's literally been FOREVER since I have written in this thing. Life has literally been so crazy and hectic with school, life, and so much more. Well, can I just say that the Lord has just been AMAZING and completely baffling me. Just a little background on me right now, but this is my first ever holiday season being single. I didn't think it would be that difficult or hard or that it would even be a struggle, but it has been so hard. I had to work on Thanksgiving which took me away from my family and basically had me being by myself for five days straight. At first, I was really down in the dumps and just felt so alone and basically helpless. Can I tell you what God did though? While I was in my ridiculous mood, I received a phone call to go and have Thanksgiving dinner with my grandma's boyfriend. Don't you see what that is? God knows EXACTLY what we need and exactly WHEN we need it. It was literally the BIGGEST blessing and just reassurance that the Lord is taking care of me. Sometimes, we get so caught up with all the hustle and bustle of life that we forget just how good and SOVEREIGN our Lord is. Also, lately I've just really been struggling with being single. It's not easy especially around this time of year. Don't get me wrong, this season of singleness has been exactly what I needed and has been so stinking rewarding that I can't put it into words. The Lord has taught me so so much. It's amazing to see where I've come from over the past nine almost ten months and just how much closer I have gotten to him. He really has become my constant companion and truest friend. Anyways, the Lord brought me across this scripture the other day, and it's just really stuck with me. It's Lamentation 3: 24-26, and it says, "The Lord is my portion. Therefore I will wait for him. The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him. to the one who seeks him. It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord." The Lord is ultimately all we need. When we start viewing our relationships and other things in our lives as just added blessings, you will be AMAZED at just how blessed you are and just how wonderful a God you serve. It's just sweet. No other word describes it better for me. There is NO better thing to put your hope in than the Lord. He's created this entire universe and still things are able to operate..isn't that much better than putting your hope into a boy, parent, friend, or even yourself that fails constantly. What a GREAT God we serve.

Life Of A Seven Year Old

Well, sorry I haven't been able to post on this in so long. Life has literally been crazy. What is it about this time of year? But anyways, I have had the wonderful opportunity to go home this weekend, and what a blessing it has been. I've always prayed that the Lord would give me the opportunity to minister to my family. Over the past year, the Lord has really changed my heart. It's kinda crazy when I look back to the beginning of this year until now. Blows my mind actually. Anyways, this morning I woke up and had breakfast and I got to pray with my little brother. What a blessing!! Kids are so open to God's Word. I also got to read Job to him and share the story with him. I tried my hardest to relate to him in today's terms..cause let's face it..losing cattle isn't probably an issue to a seven year old. So I told him that in today's times Job would've lost all his video games and sports balls and other things that I can't remember that I added. I went on to say that although Job did ask why, he never forsook Job or left him. The Lord was sovereign and always there. At the end of telling him this story, I asked my little brother what he got out of it, and he said "even though Job lost all of his video games, he still loved Jesus." It basically melted my heart. It's true though. We lose so much in this life. I know I've lost friends, love, family, and so much more, but when you look back you can see God's hand all over every situation. It's hard, but we must remember that God is sovereign. With the election decision especially, we need to remember this. Even though I'm not too happy about it, we are God's Children. In 1 John 2, the first words that the Lord calls us are his "little children" and we are and need to have the faith of a child. I remember when I was a kid, I trusted everything that my parents told me or really anybody. Why can't we be like that with Jesus? I know that I definitely am not there yet, and am still learning. We just need to have the trust and joy of a seven year old. As you go throughout today, is there anything that you're not giving completely to Jesus because of trust issues? If so, change that today!





I also have had some GREAT photo shoots over the past week!! So here's just some pictures to share!

What Are You Living For?

Have you ever asked yourself this question? Many people could say a job, a boyfriend, a sorority, or anything else that would take the place of living for God. I am in a sorority, but after college where will my sorority get me? Living for God is an eternal gift. No one ever is on their death bed saying that they wished they would have lived for a sorority or a job. Every single moment that you live for Christ is pure, sweet gain. As it says in Philippians 3:7-8, "But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ." Loss for the sake of Christ is such a sweet, sweet sacrifice. I know that when I was living for everything but Christ, these verses for scary for me. The thought of having to give up and sacrifice all my relationships, material items, and sins that were a daily part in my life was purely terrifying. Take it from someone who has been there, nothing is sweeter than sacrificing all of those things and giving them with an open hand to Christ. It's something that I can't even put into words. It's so cool to see how giving up those things and sacrificing those things and using them for Christ instead of my own fulfillment and glory has ended up making my relationships have so much more of a deeper meaning and with material items I don't really care about staying with the latest trend or if something gets ruined it doesn't faze me like it used to. It's pretty relieving actually. Just remember anything for Christ is gain, and anything for anything else is pure loss. So the question is...What are you living for?

A New Beginning

Basically, I decided to start a blog just to share what Christ has been teaching me and transforming my heart to be more like Him everyday and also to post some pictures of my photography just to show some of what I do. I fail ALL the time, yet Christ and His grace still sustains me. I've grown up in a Christian home my whole life, but never really understood what it meant to truly live a life that is completely sold out to Christ until this past summer. Looking back, I just see in little day to day things how Christ has changed even small areas of my life. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this blog!!