Hello Everyone... I hope you all are having a wonderful summer. God has been so good to me - my summer has been amazing so far, and I'm so excited to see how the rest of this year plays out.
Earlier this summer, as school was getting done, my hours at work were going to be drastically cut. But God provides, and sent more children to the daycare for the summer. So I have been working every day, which has been such a blessing. I love my job. I work at a MAG Childcare - it's a daycare that is in my church. Some days it's stressful or long, and I leave going, "I'm never having children!" :) But then there are the days were everything goes the way it's supposed to, and the children are little dears, and I feel like my life has purpose. (And yes, I still want to have children lol)
I've joined the worship team at our church! It was never something that I ever sought out, but I have been so blessed to be a part of it. I currently play the keyboard, but soon they are going to move me to the piano. That will be an interesting experience. I've played the piano for many years, but only started learning chords a few months ago. But God has blessed me with a passion for worship, and I'm learning to trust Him in a different way. :)
I'm also involved with our children's ministries at church. I have learned so much, and count it a privilege to serve. I went with our church to Kid's camp this year as a counselor. That was such a stretching experience for me. It definitely opened my eyes and made me rethink some things. At one point, I lost my phone, but God was looking out for me, and it got returned to me within an hour.
I am so amazed by all God has been doing in my life. A couple of weeks ago, I was scheduled to play keys for worship, and I had overslept my alarm, and was scrambling to get ready. I left late, and as I went to go get in my truck, it wouldn't start. I was so frustrated, because I was already behind, so I ran back inside, grabbed my dad's keys, and took his car to church. All in all, I was only ten minutes late, but I felt like I was behind, and trying to get plugged in and set up and all that, and inwardly I was just stressing. And it was like God just tapped me on the shoulder and went, "Hey, open your eyes. Do you even realize where you are?" And I stopped grumbling and stressing and just paused and realized, I was somewhere I'd never thought I'd be, but I didn't want to be anywhere else. So what if the car didn't start and the morning didn't go how I planned? God is in control, and I am loved.
I'm currently reading through "My Utmost For His Highest" as my devotional, and this little snippet just stood out to me the other day. "God's end is to enable me to see that He can walk on the chaos of my life just now. If we have a further end in view, we do not pay sufficient attention to the immediate present: if we realize that obedience is the end, then each moment as it comes is precious."
Psalm 63: 6-8: When I remember You on my bed, I mediate on You in the night watches. Because You have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.
Amen and Amen
In His Love,
Christy
