Refreshed mind and heart

I had such a fun and amazing weekend getaway with my bestie that left me feeling refreshed and refocused! It was so nice to leave the state, leave all of my stress and worries behind, and just enjoy the weekend! I am so thankful for the wonderful friends I have in my life! While I was visiting my friend, she told me this incredible story of Jeremy Camp, a Christian singer/songwriter. To sum it up, he had this girlfriend who he was madly in love with and they dated for quite a long time, and suddenly, without cause, started to push away from him and eventually ended their relationship. He was devastated, didn’t understand why it happened, but eventually moved on. A little while after, a friend contacted him saying his ex-girlfriend was in the hospital severely sick with cancer. He then realized that the cancer was the reason she ended it, she did not want to put him through it all, so she called it quits. He rushed to be with her, declared his love for her, and spent every moment at her bedside caring for her. Things started looking up and eventually entered remission. In October 2000, they got married. As they were celebrating with their honeymoon, she received a call from her doctor saying that the cancer had come back, and this time, it was too late and there was nothing that could be done. She turned to God and accepted that she would soon be with him and asked that Jeremy write and sing worship music while she laid in bed. In February 2001, she passed away. Through all of the sadness and devastation, he continued to glorify God and sing his praise which he was told by God to do. Today, he is married with 2 little girls. That story really opened my eyes and gave me a whole new perspective. Jeremy had some intense and rough seasons in his life, but he continued to reach out towards God and glorify him. God knew his sadness and knew that he had great things in store for his life. My obstacle is nothing like Jeremy’s, but it gave me inspiration and hope. He knew God would take care of him and had great things for him, so he gave it all to God and grew stronger spiritually when he could have easily taken a different path and given up. I always say that I am giving it to God, though I still tend to act as though I have some divine power to change my circumstances and telling God that I am not sure I trust in him enough to handle this, so I will take care of it. I truly believe in my heart that God will provide, He will get me through this season, and He has amazing plans for me. I may not understand this plan right now, and I do not know when this season will end, but I am giving it to him completely! I love knowing that I have someone who loves me faithfully and who will always be there! I used this verse once before, but I really feel like it applies and really speaks to where my heart is at this moment!

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11