When life finally slows down for two seconds, I can’t help but fill with gratitude for all of it. My Heavenly Father is so generous with His love. Life is so good. I know it isn’t exactly how I would have it right now, but really, it is so good just the way it is. I feel so spoiled to live as well as I do. The blessings are abundant in every single day. That doesn’t mean that I don’t struggle, because I do. It just means that I am grateful just the same. I am happy to be here.
I see the growth and changes in so many different ways from a year ago. They are significant. I see how the Lord has guided me along the way. My life is still far from perfect. I am far from perfect, and I stumble, and fall, and I fail, and I cry, and I get angry, and I get frustrated . . . but the process helps me get stronger in important ways, and I can still see the Lord’s hands hard at work for me in my life. He doesn’t leave my side unless I make Him, and He never lets me down.
I’ve been praying for the Lord to help me trust Him more, to be more willing to submit to His will and timing completely. Decisions are not always easy to make, and the one I made the other day was no exception, but as soon as I made it, I felt free again; light and full all at the same time. I am making gains and becoming stronger. There is plenty still left to do, but I feel I am on the right path.
Forever grateful.
