Hello beautiful people!
It has been a little bit since i've last posted, so please excuse my minor leave of absence. But no fear, I am back! Well first off-I hope you all had a beautiful Easter! It is such a wonderful celebration! As a christian this day is the reason why we're here on this earth-Jesus overcame the grave, giving us the Holy Spirit to guide us and live inside us! It still is crazy to think that the living God is inside me. :)
My family was here this past weekend to come visit me and celebrate Easter out here on the East Coast! It was such a joy to have them here. It actually worked out awesome because both of my roommates went home for the weekend, therefore my family was able to stay with me! My dad appreciated the money savings ;) I got to show them some of my favorite areas including: Central Park, Chelsea Marketplace, Soho, Union Square, and much more. We went to church on Easter at the church Hillsong NYC. What an incredible and powerful service!
The pastor talked about Jesus being an anchor. He gave the description of God dropping Jesus in the world like an anchor. People often view following Jesus as bondage to something-however it is the exact opposite! It is pure freedom! People will attach themselves to many anchors in their lives.--Jobs---financial security---Acceptance---personal achievements---drugs/alcohol---fame----doesn't really matter what. He went on to further say that the storms in life are bound to come. They are inevitable. But when they do, what are we anchored to? Jesus is the anchor that will never forsake us, never leave us, guide us without falter. Storms never change who we are, they expose what we are anchored to. This image is branded in my mind.
As difficulties arrise in my life (which in the big scheme of life are not very difficult) what is being exposed? The apostle Paul was singing praises of joy to God went he was bound to chains in prison. Wow. And when things don't go exactly as I plan, I somehow need to remind God that I need a partner or ask Him to make sure He's heard my prayers. He has comforted me today knowing that He has heard them and He has a plan. Trusting in His timing is something I am definitely learning each day. I have no control over certain situations and thats the beautiful thing about Faith. Even though I don't know exactly who I will end up dancing with, or when he will come about, I do know that God is going to provide and it will be the perfect partner for me. God is able. He is the God of the impossible. Instead of focusing on things that I don't have going for me-I choose to believe that God is able to bring about an amazing opportunity for me. I choose to give thanks no matter what I am feeling. I choose to be joyful despite my circumstances. This is extremely hard at times and if I was trying to produce this strength believe me I would fail-and have many times-but when I rely on my Father's joy and His strength-that is a different story. He is willing and able to give me all I need.
I pray for those of you in my life. The ones God has specifically placed in my path. I thank you so much for your constant encouragement and prayers. They are more of a blessing that you will ever know!
Much love from me and the city! :)
