Jeremiah 29:11 has been on my heart lately and I wanted to
share my current thoughts on how God has a plan for everyone,
even through the painful moments in life.
After my first bad week of the year, I wanted to share how even through
the dark times in life, God will always be there to turn on the light.
Lately I've been feeling really tired & unmotivated to accomplish my extra-curriculars. I know that this is temporary, but the feeling is hard to overcome. There's this gnawing feeling in the back of my head that keeps my mind focused on the negative. I start to think that if I was really passionate about the things I do, then why do I feel this way. I start to belittle my ability to succeed in life and it makes me not even want to try anymore...
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In honor or #FlashbackFriday, I wanted to take a trip down memory lane to when Gedalya and I did our first hiking trip together as a couple...
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As this week concludes to a close, I sit here and contemplate the significant meaning behind the big celebration of Easter. I think about the extremities of what Jesus went through to fulfill God’s will. I think about the suffering and anguish He went through as the people beat, whipped and tortured Him. I think about how He carried his heavy cross to the highest point of the city and the people that mocked and bullied Him along the way. I think about the horrific scene of Him being nailed to the cross. I think about it all and it causes my eyes to well with tears and my heart to feel the heaviest it’s ever felt. I am almost ashamed to admit this, but even though I’ve believed in God since I could remember, it wasn’t until this past weekend that I let all this sink in and really realized how much this means to me...
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All my life, I've been told that I'm too nice of a person and how bad it was to live that way. It's actually pretty sad because a lot of people who've told me this are people who have been hurt by others in the past that they have let their hurts block them from opening themselves up to new friendships. Although I knew they were coming from a place of concern, I still found it mind boggling because I thought being nice was the right thing to do, especially in moments when I really didn't want to be nice...
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This post has been one of the hardest posts for me to write in a long while. I've been stuck at trying to figure out the best way to sum up the last few months with a clear mind and open heart. In all honesty, the last few months have been filled with many ups and downs.
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