Thoughts on the Weekend and Life in General

The weekend was great ... full of plenty of good times with friends, church, Bible study, and some nice, relaxing time at the nature preserve. It was an incredibly refreshing weekend that I truly enjoyed. :) I thank the Lord for the friends He has blessed me with, and for the good teaching and fellowship at my church. I am SO grateful! I kept thinking of how "full" my life has been feeling lately ... of the wonderful people in my life.

Yet this week has also had some challenging moments for me in various ways ... but yet beneath it all I also have this sense of peace deep down in my heart of hearts ... that even in those moments where life feels confusing or complicated, God can be fully trusted. God is so good ... always ... and His thoughts toward me are always good ... regardless of anything else going on or how things may seem at times. Praise the Lord! :)

This afternoon He gave me such a special sense of His presence with me ... I could hardly describe it in words! It was just what I needed in that moment, and I truly thank Him for that. Then, a friend from down the hall called me down to share a Pepsi with her ... it may seem like a small thing, but it totally brightened that part of my day. :)

Oh, and I invited some friends to church and Bible study this weekend. Even though they didn't make it, I had such peace in my heart that I had done what the Lord wanted me to do ... I think again about the Lord's heart and how it's even more on His heart than any of ours, that people come to experience His redemptive love and free gift of salvation. Praise the Lord!