Not Boastful

This is what the LORD says:

“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom
or the strong boast of their strength
or the rich boast of their riches,
²⁴ but let the one who boasts boast about this:
that they have the understanding to know me,
that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight,”
declares the LORD.--Jeremiah 9:23-24

I am not perfect. I will be the first to throw myself under the bus in most occasions. I talk too much, I interrupt people, I go "ally mcbeal" in my head when someone makes me mad, I raise my voice too many times during the week, I am sometimes lazy (ask my sisters and they would claim consistent laziness--but now that I have my own house...I don't have a choice but to clean), I make daily mistakes and am a sinner just like the rest...in need of and saved by grace. I don't want to create a blog that makes it out to seem as though I have a perfect life. That does no one any good (I am sure there are way to many no ones and any's in that sentence to make it correct grammatically). My goal is to put on "paper" what God is teaching me and to be frankly honest, I don't always allow him to teach me.

For the past few months I have been disconnected. I feel full of God in worshipful times (i.e. retreats, church, worship music) but sometimes I leave Him there. Writing out what He is doing in my life seems to draw me closer to Him in a weird way. But I truly believe that God has called me to help heal lives in my job and personal life, and writing my thoughts down in a journal is only self serving. So, I let you all into my personal journal. I also know that God has made me very relational...whether that's because I am a girl or a counselor...I'm not sure. I feed off of what God is doing in the lives of others. I am overjoyed when healing takes place. I am overjoyed and overwhelmed when I watch people worship at church. To see that connection and know that He is allowing me to stand in front of a group of people for the visual of heaven...its amazing.

So, I don't know where this blog is going;). My purpose is to say that I boast in God and what He is doing in my life...not in how perfect I can make my life look. I just know that when I sit in a counseling session with hurting children, marriages, families and live through that pain with them...there is healing in that. So this is my effort to share the good, the bad, and the in betweens...to allow you to "sit" with me...or vice versa...even though its through the computer. I want to encourage that we don't have to be Christians that are just getting by. We also don't have to be Christians who pretend that all is well when it isn't. We need to be Christians that are willing to sit with each other regardless of what we bring to the table and do life together. To be thankful in all circumstances. So, I hope that I don't come off as boasting. If I boast, its because Jesus has been changing me. And I have to share it!