The Lord has been teaching Josh and I many things over the past months. Some things are easier to learn than others. Some bring change like the turning on of a light bulb while others take time to process, mulling over what the applications are for your own life. One of the more recent things that I have been learning came when God used something He was teaching my sister, Christi, as a catalyst to change and affect my own life. She was sharing of something the Lord had been showing her about her own life one day. She said the Lord had been teaching her to "live the life He had given her". As in, live each day realizing that it IS the day the Lord has made for her, the life the Lord has given her...not waiting, sacrificing in obedience today for what you hope will be your life in the future. Although the Lord was teaching her something entirely different, He has used this simple phrase to impact my life. In several areas of my life, I feel as though I have been living as though there is this "life" waiting for me somewhere down the road. Josh and I have been trying for several years to have children. Although it is our desire to have children, it is not yet the Lord's plan for our lives. I feel as though I was living life, but waiting for this future life that included kids and a "family" that would come down the road. Now, I'm not saying those things are not in God's plan for us, but I think He has used this simple phrase to remind me that the days I am living right now are just as much those He's planned for me as whatever days lie ahead. I feel a renewed desire to live fully the life HE has made for me NOW, soaking up each day and giving HIM the glory for his incredible sovereignty. So, I encourage you to live the life the Lord is giving you today, bringing Him glory through your joy and contentment!
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