I can truly say I've missed blogging! It's been way too
long. In my defense it's been quite an hectic few months, moving, starting a
new job, and adjusting to a new chapter in my life. In my previous post I
shared my concerns about being away from family and friends and a change in
life, but I can say I'm truly content in the situation I am in. I firmly
believe God's plan for me is remarkable and I'm willing to accept where ever it
may take me. And my job is a great illustration of that. I haven't met a lot of
people who actually enjoy their experience in their first job right out of
college, but I'm actually very pleased with mine. It wasn't where I saw myself
initially but I'm glad I listened to Him and cannot imagine how my experience
would have been if I had taken the path I had designed for myself.
I have to admit it was a struggle in the beginning getting
used to change. It was quite tempting to fall back into the world and my old
self by not having a community of believers to hold me accountable. But I'm so
thankful for the grace of God and for great people in my life. I'm thinking of
one in particular who knew my struggles and prayerfully encouraged me. Only God
knows how much love my heart holds for you sis (you know who you are). In the
interim, I'm still praying to find a community of believers to fellowship with
but I'm happy to say my love for God is not affected by that void.
Switching gears a bit. Something that's been on my mind
that I almost don't want to share but I've vowed to be a transparent writer -
and transparency I will uphold. Have you ever felt people are exceptionally
nice to you? Or you meet people who just become such a blessing to you?
Well....I do! When I share stories of my good fortune, people really find it
hard to believe, even I'm caught off guard at times. Being alone and having to
take care of everything myself, it's more evident. From getting free things to
ridiculous discounts like up to 400 off furniture to meeting a well-respected
retired cop who lives in my building and has a pull in the system clear my
outstanding tickets...and this is really just to name a few. I don't say all
this to sound pretentious but the only rationale I can really come up with is I
really feel like the glory of God is upon my life, every aspect of it. I'm
truly blessed and highly favored! I know the saying is "it's more of a
blessing to give than to receive," but receiving is really nice. When it
happens to you I'm sure you'll agree too. But as someone who loves to give,
it's really nice to see that God doesn't forget about me. Experiencing new
beginnings....
