In the Quiet.

Today, in the quiet of nature I experienced a strangely familiar yet enlightening moment.

I know that doesn't make much sense, but I'll explain.

I was in the beautiful and highly unpopulated addition of Honeysuckle today, walking and running (yes, running, although very sporadically, I might add), when I just felt the holiness of God's creation. It is very large with lots of trees and fields out there. It made me feel so small.

Then, as I began to think of it on a lager scale, I realized that this wonderful addition was minuscule compared to the universe that God created. Heck, it's small compared to the rest of Indiana. And I'm even smaller.

How can it be that God can love me when I'm so small? It's incredible, really. I described this moment as strangely familiar and enlightening because it's not like I've never thought about this before. But, sometimes God has a way of speaking to us in the familiar.

Not only was I thinking about this, but also about other people. In that addition there were probably a total of twenty other people. A very small number compared to six billion. But, as I said before, God loves each and every one of them as much as the other. How can He be so unbiased? Sometimes I have trouble loving certain people; I'll be the first to admit that. Yet God loves all of us the same. Not one more than the other.

It is just so hard to wrap my mind around.

I'm reading this book, Desiring God, by John Piper. I'm not very far, but it is already modifying my perspective on God. Mainly that our purpose in life is to glorify Him, and His purpose is to be glorified. Vague, I know, but I'm sure there'll be more here in the future.

Friends, this summer has led to a lot of heart changes. One that I am really working on is having unconditional love like God.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:38-40

Ch-ch-ch-changes!

WHOA GUYS IT'S ACTUALLY WORKING.

If you look at my last post, I was all about the change. Well ladies and gents, it's actually happening!

God has been working so, so much in my life lately. At first, coming home was really hard. My oh-so-precious schedule that I was so used to changed, and I had every comfort of home take it's place. While that's nice, it definitely didn't help my relationship with Christ.

BUT. About a week ago, everything that God has been working inside me caused a change. YES.

I finally gave control over to Him. And it felt so, so good. It makes me wonder why my heart was so stubborn in the first place.

After that, things started to fall into place. Amazing things were happening with how I feel, my relationship with Zach, and the way I look at life in general.

Also, my family and I have been doing a diet. It's really working, too. We're eating healthier and exercising, and so far I've lost 16 pounds! :) It feels great to be striving to be all I can be for God.

Change is great, and I have only my Savior to thank for that. :)