“For this world is not our home; we are looking forward to our city in heaven, which is yet to come.” Hebrews 13:14
Texhoma, Lubbock, Copperas Cove, Texarkana, Carthage, Jasper, and… are just a few of the places I have lived in almost thirty years of my life. As I look back on each of these places the Lord has shown and revealed to me His hand, presence, and love that has been upon me. He has also opened my eyes to see moving as something positive and done for His purpose, name, and honor. Let’s start with the first two!
Texhoma- was and is a place that will always be so dear to my heart. It was the place where I was born and raised for 18 years of my life. It was where I heard the Good News preached with so much power it scared me to think of life lived any other way without Jesus would be just plain stupidity. With that it lead me to open my heart to the Lord and follow Him in obedience through baptism of which was done by a man that looks just like Jesus more and more every day, my precious daddy! Texhoma was a place as my husband calls it “Pleasantville.” My home out in the country was filled with love that covered every square inch of it, built by the hands of my mom and dad and their best friends who worked hours, days, and months. It was a home where laughter, arguing, friendship, security, and the word of God lived and were heard every day. Texhoma was the place where my love for the Lord and His house began!
Lubbock-was the hometown of the college I had always dreamed of attending, it was the college where my two older sisters attended, of whom I wanted to be like. It opened my eyes to living in the real world and being surrounded by thousands of people who were all so different and influenced me in good and really bad ways. It was the best time period of my life but it was also the worst time period of my life, because I allowed Satan to lure me in the college life and the need to be accepted. The Lord taught me the importance of church family and godly friendships that I so wish I would have pursued from the beginning. I instead chose to fit in with friends who didn’t really care or know any different than making poor choices, of which I began to copy. The whole time the Lord never took His hand off my head or my heart!
How have you seen the Lord work throughout your life? Isn’t it amazing to see how far He has brought you? That is why I love writing so much, because over the years as I go back and read all that I have journaled with the Lord, I get to see how He answered my prayers, and worked in different situations. Not only that but He has shown me how much I have grown more into the Woman of God He has called me to be! I look forward to being 80 and seeing how much more I have grown, learned, and where all I have walked with Jesus.
Jesus thank You for revealing to me how protected, loved, and forgiven I am. Amen
