A night at the movies....

"What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew was the only someone for you? "....

Has anyone ever seen "Sleepless in Seattle"? It was a preview on my movie "Julie and Julia" last night. I was thinking about this movie and how even before internet she found the only one for her over a radio program. I remember watching this movie and thinking at one point, "gosh i wish this would happen to me"...and I know I am not the only one. We all watch movies and dream about this happening to us. We secretly hope that we truly do have a prince charming. So why, when it happens to one of us, is it so hard to believe? Why do we automatically go to a negative place and say, ooh be careful, don't go too fast, he may not be who he says he is, are you sure this is what you want? We are never sure when we make any decision...whether it be to get a haircut or whether it be to take a chance on a great guy who lives 600 miles away. The think that we must remember is that we need to pray about every decision we make. Yes I do this. Some of us forget that when we hear about a situation that its not up to us to decide what happens, its up to God and we need to pray about it and find his answer.

Well I have done this already and God hasn't given me any reason to doubt that we should give it a go. That is why I have a boyfriend that I have never met. He makes me feel special from 600 miles away every day. He always makes it a point to call me everyday no matter how busy he is. That is something that only God can give me. It's something I have never had before. The best part is that he is Christian and has the same rules that I do, well he had one I didn't but that I did agree with.

Now I am sure you all are thinking "but you haven't even met yet"...not yet but we wil meet soon. I am going up there next week. We keep saying that to ourselves....as much as we both dream, we also keep ourselves in the real world. God is the main focus of our relationship and that is how it will continue to thrive. I want everyone who is nervous about this at all to pray about it....yes even if you don't make prayer part of your daily life. God will show you just as he has shown us that this is meant to be. I have faith in God that he will lead me in the right direction for my life and I need the support of friends and family. Now I have the support of a select few, but not everyone is as supportive.

2 Chroniclles 20:20-21 "Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord our God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful." After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the amy, saying:

                          "Give thanks to the Lord,
                              for his love endures forever."

God Bless!

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!!!