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OK, it's been absolutely forever since I've written in this thing. One of my resolutions this year was to pick it back up so here I go again.

The past few months have been a really interesting time for me. Not only have I learned the most amazing things about God I've ever dreamt of, but I feel like my life has come to a crossroads. I can either go straight and continue on with my comfortable life, or I can turn and head towards a life that's a LOT more scary - yet a lot more dependant on Christ. I've become obsessed with thinking about my future - "Where am I going?" "When is this going to happen?" "What is that going to happen?" "Lord, I need..."
I've become so consumed that I seemed to have forgotten what's really important.

During my quiet time tonight, I read the following:

Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-
who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's." Psalm 103: 1-5

Again, I've become so consumed with the future that I've forgotten how He forgives my sins, heals me, and how He redeemed my life from the pit and how only He satisfies my desires.

How easily do I forget! My life is overflowing with the good things He has given me - a great job, amazing friends and family who love me, and a ministry that He's entrusted me with. The empty life I once lived in a pit has now been transformed and redeemed by the love of Christ.

Read this truth that Paul writes:
"And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Philipians 4:19

That's a mind blowing promise. God's going to meet all my needs - present AND future. What I really need to be obsessed with is praising Him, glorifying Him and finding satisfaction in Him- not what's coming up next. That's already been taken care of.

Thanks, Lord.