today i missed church. again. which sucks because i truly love going to church and its unfortunate how often we miss. i love the people, our pastor is a true steward of the Lord who gives sound biblical sermons that refuel, encourage and inspire. the fellowship is sweet. however, i miss the fellowship, we live so far away from everyone at our church that its difficult to spend time and get to really know them. and not to knock the people that go there, but there are not many people our age, so it gets kind of lonely, when we want to hang out with people our age, or close to our age. there are a few, but we just never get the chance. a lot of that is our fault, we suck at inviting people to do stuff. mostly because DOING stuff, costs money and we're always poor/broke. thankfully, that will change soon, now that bud has his sweet new job. soon we will be financially stable. in about 6 months we will be debt free! its a lovely feeling.
today starts a spiritual journey i will embark upon with my friend amber. she is an incredible sister in the Lord who has been nothing but an encouragement to me over the past 5-6 years that we've known each other. its amazing how she and i always seem to be on the same page, even if we haven't spoken in weeks. our hearts long for the same things in our individual lives (our own spiritual growth and relationship with God, for our husbands, our family, our friends, our jobs, our future, etc). and i believe we both long to be united spiritually, physically, and mentally together. sometimes i wish we would have moved up north and not across the country, because perhaps she and i could hang out and edify one another. but its been a blessing to live back in my hometown, so i won't complain. if i believed in soul mates, i think she'd be mine. we are definitely kindred spirits. i won't go into detail, regarding our plans for the week, as its a personal journey between the two of us. however, i am excited to see what God has in store for us. it will be amazing to have sweet fellowship with her everyday for the next week. it will almost be like we're hanging out in person. its always a joy to spend unadulterated time with my ambee. we have the best conversations (whether they are silly or serious), we have a love for one another that is truly God-given. i'm excited.
even now, just thinking about the time we will spend together, i am feeling a sense of rejuvenation, of spiritual awareness and love, a hope for growth that i haven't felt in a while. i don't think that spiritual lives are meant to be based on feelings. don't get me wrong. i am the farthest from someone who believes in overtly spiritual senses and feeling. however, i do believe the senses and moving of the Spirit is real, and they serve a purpose. so i am excited. eager. ready to go. my desk is covered with devotional books, bibles, journals, and books about missionaries. i am ready for change. i'm ready for a re-awakening. i am ready for this time with my sister. i am ready, Lord. shine on this time together.
today starts a spiritual journey i will embark upon with my friend amber. she is an incredible sister in the Lord who has been nothing but an encouragement to me over the past 5-6 years that we've known each other. its amazing how she and i always seem to be on the same page, even if we haven't spoken in weeks. our hearts long for the same things in our individual lives (our own spiritual growth and relationship with God, for our husbands, our family, our friends, our jobs, our future, etc). and i believe we both long to be united spiritually, physically, and mentally together. sometimes i wish we would have moved up north and not across the country, because perhaps she and i could hang out and edify one another. but its been a blessing to live back in my hometown, so i won't complain. if i believed in soul mates, i think she'd be mine. we are definitely kindred spirits. i won't go into detail, regarding our plans for the week, as its a personal journey between the two of us. however, i am excited to see what God has in store for us. it will be amazing to have sweet fellowship with her everyday for the next week. it will almost be like we're hanging out in person. its always a joy to spend unadulterated time with my ambee. we have the best conversations (whether they are silly or serious), we have a love for one another that is truly God-given. i'm excited.
even now, just thinking about the time we will spend together, i am feeling a sense of rejuvenation, of spiritual awareness and love, a hope for growth that i haven't felt in a while. i don't think that spiritual lives are meant to be based on feelings. don't get me wrong. i am the farthest from someone who believes in overtly spiritual senses and feeling. however, i do believe the senses and moving of the Spirit is real, and they serve a purpose. so i am excited. eager. ready to go. my desk is covered with devotional books, bibles, journals, and books about missionaries. i am ready for change. i'm ready for a re-awakening. i am ready for this time with my sister. i am ready, Lord. shine on this time together.
this is a picture from when ambee and i went to france for a time of fellowship with some christian ladies and to help a missionary family on their house. here we are outside of notrè dame. it was incredible and we had such a good time!
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