Thoughts..

I could title this blog so many things, so let's just some it up with thoughts. Over the course of these first six weeks, it's become evident that some students forgot things over the summer, some students just  need a little reminder and suddenly they remember the the lesson from before, and some students the lesson sticks and they are able to carry it year after year.

This was the picture for my discussion/listening session for last night. Some lessons I've learned and they have stuck, some lessons I've needed a reminder on, and some lessons(unfortunately) I keep have to relearn because apparently I didn't pass the first time. (God's version of passing and my version of getting it don't always line up). That could pretty much sum up the last couple weeks for me. God told me how to operate this year, did I listen? Not all the way. Is He going to give me a second/third/fourth etc. chances, always, He's that patient. He wants us to get it and for it to really sink in, not just get it and move on.

God has a greater and bigger plan for me than I could ever imagine. When I take my eyes off the path in front, that's when I seem to fall down. God is not the voice that compares you to other people, He made you to be unique and just the way you are. He would rather you not fit in a box that someone else built, He's got one just your size. So who's voice are you going to listen to? The one that says do it this way because that's what so and so is doing, why can't you be more like so and so, just do it this way etc. or the voice that says, I knew you before I met you, You are talented, gifted, and with me you can do all things. Hmm....

Are you hiding your talents because you are afraid of what others think? Are you listening to what they tell you to think about yourself and therefore putting a lid on something God never intended to be boxed up? Realize who He made you to be and trust Him for opportunities to share it. People may not always understand, actually I've found out the ones who truly love you for the you God made you to be are few and far between. Most like you for what you can do for them, treasure the God friends in your life who truly let you be yourself and develop your talents. It's not the falling down that keeps you down, it's the refusing to get back up just because you may be hurt or embarrassed. God didn't call you to be perfect(He's the only one that is), but He did promise to walk each step of the way. He can use the falls in life to make you more like Him, if you let Him. It's up to you if you are going to stay bitter and with a chip on your shoulder or if you are going to do it His way. On that note, do it His way first, it will save you time and strength.

Until next time,
~Melissa