Back to Basics...

There are a few things God has taught me in the last week. 1- The things you think are major in your life aren't. When your friend isn't around to save you from the crazy you learn not to sweat the small stuff. 2- Don't make anyone your all, cuz when they aren't around you have nothing. 3- Just because someone knows a lot of a particular subject, doesn't mean that they know everything about everything. There is only one God and only he knows all.

This has all been showed to me through, work, friends, church and family. I have mended relationships that have been broken for years. I have come to realizations by simply being alone and reflecting on the past two months and all they have brought me. God didn't bring me to church to do a fast "faith" run. He brought me here to stick it out and only he knows my path. I've done a few things at church that I've been RUSHED into and pushed into without me praying about it and without the other party praying  about it. Now the church has brought me wonderful friends. They are absolutely amazing and make my life well rounded (as they are all different). I've learned so much, but nothing more than my personal relationship with God.

This last week God picked me up by my shirt collar and dropped me a good 200 feet away sat me down and said, " Lacey, these people have been doing this for years and you for mere months. You are still an infant. You can only listen right now. LISTEN! Do not act yet, for you know not what you do." This hit me like a ton of bricks and he was right. I can only listen and learn from people and friends. All the actions I perform must first be approved by him if not started by him. I am not at the point to serve yet and I don't know how I got so wrapped up in the whirlwind of it all. I need to get back to basics and learn and listen. I don't even know basic stories of the bible that some first graders know. The Catholic Church taught me, but I never listened and their word is MUCH different than the word of God I know now. I need to listen, read and have teachers who understand that I havent' been around this all my life. I have been around all of this a mere two months.

I love where God has me and I know that he is beside me and looking out for me. I need to keep my faith in him and stay on the lit path that I started down two months ago. I need to not get caught up in the glitz and glam of helping everyone. If I don't help myself I will go back down the road I came from and that leads to a depressed, unhappy, and faithless Lacey and nobody wants that again. ESPECIALLY ME! My life is in his hands and I took that from him these past two weeks. Well I gave it back and that means cleaning out my spiritual closet and giving some of my hats back to the owners. I can only do so much as a baby christian. Lately I have been overwhelming myself and I can't allow that to happen anymore.

So what I learned from the 3 lessons above...
1 - The little stuff in life that irritate you most shouldn't. There is always enough time in a day, you just have to pray and God will make it happen.

2 - I've learned not to put all my eggs in one basket. When I need to someone I have a few key people that I go to, that way not everyone knows my business and I know they won't tell anyone else. I also have a few friends that I like to hang out with. I don't make it all one person. I have a few of them and that is healthy!

3 - I thought that helping helping helping was the key to being a good christian. God sat me down and literally said, "If you knew what was good for you then WHY did you hear me when I called you?" I replied to him...so true. He knows best and his word is necessary for me to know in order to serve. I can help with little things, but i am not in the place to serve anyone. I need to clear out the clutter so that God can teach me the word and christian counseling can heal me before I start to teach anyone anything. 

Life isn't easy and that is where we learn the beauty of it all. The tough times allow you to appreciate the beautiful. My life is good and has been for a while, but God entered into my life and made it AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL! 

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."


God Bless!  <3<3