Yesterday is waiting

I love being in Midland. During this transition I have written about the changes my family is walking through and about how all things seem new. This week Pastor Dave ended our Banner Quotes series with the banner "Yes Lord". In the message he said that "yesterday was waiting. No mater how far you've gone from yesterday it's always just a decision and step away". As we follow Jesus we need to be present in the day He has given us - this day. As I look back on yesterday, on great times, on times of great trial, on relationships and circumstances, and on achievement and failure, I need to celebrate some of yesterday and grieve some of yesterday, but more than anything I was reminded this week that I need to be present in today. I want to walk through today with my eyes wide open and not miss anything that God has made for me this day. I'm not trying to figure out tomorrow, I'm just trying to say "yes Lord" today.

Seek God & Live

I shared my first sermon in Midland this past Sunday. Pastor Dave helped me put together a message that ended up being very personal. We are in a series of banner quotes and mine was "Seek God & Live". It seemed like such a simple idea yet through the week it became a strong reminder to me that in seeking, God instead of any number of selfish pursuits, I would find the life God desires for me. The idea that my potential, even if misused, underused or abused is not in conflict with God's dream for me. I do look back and see times when I was seeking my own dream, and my own plans, but today, in new ways, I am seeking God and I am finding that there is a dream that God has for me that fits my life better than my own dream ever could. I love where God is taking me, and I love the dream God is revealing each day. I choose to seek God and Live.


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