^A quote by Oscar Wilde. :)
< At Kylemore Abbey in Ireland. :)
These two pictures seem quite different, but in all reality they're quite the same. Let me explain.
Sometimes, I feel like I'm one of those hydrogen molecules from the picture in the top left. Ebbing and flowing at such a fast pace, I feel like I never have time to catch the view of this creation called life. Also, wouldn't you agree that there are many hydrogen molecules in that stream above? Well, there are over six billion people on this planet. Sometimes the world throws at us that there are so many humans on this planet that it is impossible to be loved. Sometimes I find myself thinking that out of the six million living, breathing human beings on this planet, God takes the time to stop and love ME. Someone as insignificant as ME. He thinks about me more than the total amount of grains of sand on this planet. Personally, that keeps me in awe of Him. Now to the linking of the two photos. The quote by Oscar Wilde is just a snippet of the Christian faith, really. We are never poor in God's eyes. He loves us way too much. We are overflowing with His love. His imprint is in us and around us. Don't believe me? Google image laminin. :) Anyways, although there are so many people in this world, God loves us so we are NEVER poor! :) Dang. Haha. This thought process has been consuming my mind for a majority of today.
Today was a heck of a lot better than the previous. Ian and Justin came to visit me at work. I guess that reassures me in our friendships. :) Thank goodness for that. Also, God couldn't have moved anymore in my life today. I'm not kidding. It's story time. You ready? If not, oh well. :) Here it goes!
I was running an errand for a teacher and on my way to the General Office I was stopped by some girl I had never even spoken to in my life. I've seen her around school and such, but never had a conversation with her. I smiled and said hey, but the next thing is what got me. She asked me if I could pray for her. Right then and there. She had heard around school that I was really in love with God and she just spilled her entire heart out to me. My heart broke for this girl. I was crying with her in the hallway at school, people were staring, random passersby were laughing. She insisted that she needed prayer and she didn't know what Jesus was all about, but she needed it. I got to pray for her in my school. Can you say woah? I sure can, ha. But it's not over yet. As I was leaving school today, a good friend of mine was on her way to tennis when I noticed she was crying. I asked her what was wrong and she openly told me. She also asked me to pray for her. Right there. I did, of course. She was so happy that I just took the time to do that. I simply told her to thank Jesus and she did. :)
I can't believe this all happened. I'm in awe of God more than I ever could be. Ever. Ever. Ever. Twice in one day? Wow. I still can't fathom today. I really can't.
After I got off work, I went to Margie's for a bit. I love her. She's known me since I was a tot and has never stopped loving me, even when I was a snot-nosed brat. She's watched me grow so much that it's insane. I told her how my life had been going lately and we just talked about everything. I seriously can't thank God enough for her. I have been blessed so much to have a role model like her in my life.
- P. S.: Margie, I know you read my blog. I promise I'm not sucking up to you. :) I just love
you so much!
Last night, I sat in on the Sophomore Girls' Life Group at Metro. They were talking about faith. They were digging into the book of Hosea and reading about the miracles of Jesus. All I could think about the whole night was a mustard seed. Scripture says that faith the size of a mustard seed could move mountains. But what if all had faith the size of a watermelon?! Imagine what could happen then! :) Oh, boy. Haha.
My life "to-do" list is starting to get accomplished. I've been letting God pick up the pieces and He's been putting me together. I'm no where near done, but it's definitely a start! I was able to look at myself in the mirror this morning and think that I was beautiful. It's been a long time since that has been able to happen. So the being able to love myself aspect is starting to come together. Along with the making my relationships better with not only Jesus, but my best friends. :)
Okay, "thank you time" to two of my newest and closest friends that God has blessed me with!
- Natasha - for inspiring me and helping to love myself. Also, thank you for being one of the few people who actually read my blog. Most importantly, thank you for being there for me. You're a wonderful girl and I can't wait to be at SAU with you!
- Heather - Oh, Heather. You're definitely a risk taker for wanting to dorm with me next year, ha. Just kidding. You're such a good friend. You've done nothing but listen to me and comfort me. I really appreciate all the love you've shown me!
"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature -- trees, flowers, grass -- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls." - Mother Teresa
