How fast does time fly by you? Do you remember the little things? Do you get hit with a wall of times that have been erased from the halls in your memory? The years have flown by me. But I haven't forgotten what He has done. Where He has lead me. How He has redeemed me. This time in November, exactly 5 years ago, I came to a Journey to the Heart. Not knowing that it would change my life's direction from there on out. 

I remember where I was, the sin I was sloashing around in. I remember the anger, the pain, the hurt, all the bitterness and mostly the guilt. I recall when He spoke into my life. He spoke truth...but didn't stop there. He offered hope. He reached through the mess I had entwined my life in. It was a life of deceit, manipulation, lies, and selfishness. But the grace of God is so much bigger. Jesus consumed my sin and washed me in holiness. He has been continuing the process of cleansing and cleaning and restoring and healing in my life over these 5 years..

The Journey was a launch pad for what God had for me. I do not regret my staying on to the Head Quarters in OakBrook. Never would I have imagined what He would do in my life. He has allowed me to go places I only dreamed I would go. I give Him all the glory. Praise goes to my Redeemer. Never would I have imagined learning all that I have. Not just from the teaching that I have received, but from the lives I have encountered. 

The people that He has crossed my life with have changed and molded and challenged me. The ones I never would have imagined being friends with are now some of the most influential people I have in my life. Some have passed through my life quickly, some have come back into it. Others have been faithful friends through out the entire 5 years. I am brought to tears with how overwhelmed I am by His goodness in my life. He has poured Himself into my life through each one. I am humbled by their wisdom and insight; their rebuke and exhortations; their encouragement and lifting of my head. To the ones that have taken the time and patience to get to know me, I just am blown away and I say thank you. 

I have absolutely NO freakin' idea where He will have me in the next 5 years. I am excited to find out. Shoot, what He has done just in the past years, I can only imagine. I can not fathom what He will do. I want to chase dreams, conquer fears, scream out His faithfulness, paint the sky, and dance with Him throughout it. I won't stop, I won't slow down.....nothing can stand in the way when I am with Him. The fire is only started....the blaze is getting hotter and fiercer.

I am blessed

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If you are interested in what the heck this Journey to the Heart is check this out

http://livingthejourney.com/


I know You know better so
Why don’t I go whenever
You say come follow wherever You lead.
So won’t You help me

Would You wake me up
And make me aware
Of what You are doing.
And from my point of view
It’s not very clear
Where this is going

But it’s Your call.
Help me understand.
It’s not how I fall.
But where I land.
So I’m reminded
I’m not the one in control.

I know You know better so
Why don’t I go whenever
You say come follow wherever You lead.
So won’t You help me

Whatever You have in store.
Whatever I am in for.
I want to trust You more and more and more...

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