Never Alone

The Lord has definitely followed up on the things He's been teaching me that I shared last week. I feel like He has shown me what it means to rely on Him. He had to draw me out of my comfort zones in order for me to realize that the Lord is my shelter, my restoration, my strength. But He isn't leaving me alone.

I was challenged Monday night by two friends to reevaluate my time. This is something I've felt the Lord leading me in as well. When I was talking over my schedule, Emily wrote it down. Seeing it on paper - not in my planner, but on plain white paper - and realizing that that was only one part of my schedule was shocking to me. Julie called me out and told me that living like that wasn't living an abundant life. I've been tied down in my schedule. And I do feel like the Lord lead me to that place where I could only rely on Him, but now He is showing me that I do need to have friends. I don't have time to be continuing my relationships at this point, I don't have time to just hang out. And God reminded me through my mama that He did not create people to be alone! So now I'm reevaluating my schedule. I'm going to cut some things out. I am here first as a student, then as a friend, then as a RA, and so on and so forth. I need to recognize my priorities, and even if that means cutting things that are good out of my life, so be it.

So at this point in my life, I'm at a place where the Lord is saying, "Yes, rely on ME first. But I did not intend for you to be alone!" So I'm going to remember that. It will take work - let's face it, overcommitment has long been a problem of mine - but I'm confident.

Ok, I'm hoping my next post will be a much lighter and happier one. Not that I'm not thankful for what I've been going through. But I feel its time for me to have some fun! So yeah. Till then!