Answered Prayers....

So you think life is all a coincidence huh....well aren't you in for a big surprise!! I prayed last night and asked God for clear signs as to which way I should go....wouldn't you believe, not only did he show me in church what I should do, but he showed me via a movie that was on tv this afternoon. It's amazing when you open your heart and mind to God and allow him to work in your life and lead it in the direction that he wants you to go. As Pastor Doug said this morning know when to take risks in order to follow what God wants for your life.

The movie that was on was Mona Lisa Smile. At one point in the movie Julia Roberts character was told that maybe she didn't come to the college to help the girls find their way, but for to help them find her way. See the movie is about a teacher who tries to tell women from the 50's era that they have more of a choice than to just be a wife, mother and homemaker. The girls go to this college to buy time until they are married. Now if that isn't closely accurate I don't know what is. I have always felt like I was a country girl raised in the city. I also felt that I was raised in the wrong era.

Lately I believe that God has been cleaning out the compartments of my heart and I think he got down to this spot in my heart that has been buried under my parents want for me to go to school and get an executive job making a lot of money so I wouldn't have to work as hard as they did. Well I think that one of the best jobs in the world would be to be a stay at home mom. Raising your kids and being there for them anytime they needed you. I guess it's cuz I was a latch key kid and didn't have a choice to be around my dad very much and my mom worked a lot to be able to pay the bills. I only saw my dad four days a month and that wasn't enough.

Well I met a wonderful guy, well not met but soon we will meet, and we share a lot of the same goals and wants for life. I feel as though I can tell him anything and I feel comfortable telling him anything. I share my concerns with him and he shares his with me. I have prayed to God and have yet to see any negative answers to my prayers. I have only had one negagtive reation to any of this and it is with my parents. They are reluctant to allow me to move forward with my life. I listened to their concerns but when I bring up anything to do with my faith they want nothing to do with it. My mom mainly is the one trying to place doubt in my head and heart and I want nothing to do with it. I look at the way that she has lived her life and I just don't understand how she can tell me what she has told me. I do have to remember that she doesn't listen to what God is trying to tell her. I also have to remember that while she is my mother and I respect her, it doesn't mean that she is right. I need to listen to God first and foremost and just go along for the ride. He will always be by my side even when family and friends aren't. This may be a little deep and hard for everyone to understand but it's what I am going through right now.

I am happy and I believe that God has AMAZING things in store for my life. We shall see what his timeline really is like in the next few weeks. :)

My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. (Psalm 62:1-2)

God Bless!!!