It's that time of year again. It's hard to believe that October 1 is this weekend! Where does the time go? I have been doing a lot of looking back over the last year, almost to the date and just in awe of the work God has done in my life.
I've always thought that I was a good Christian girl... I go to church on Sunday's, I was a junior high youth leader, I am one of the baby shower coordinators, etc. Little did I know that God had things He wanted to show me. He wanted me to see that doing these things doesn't make me anything special but doing these things as well as leading a life wanting to please Him and doing things to show His love is what matters. Being right with Him is what I needed to do.
The next year would have some bumps and bruises along the way. I recently watched the movie Soul Surfer again. I'm sure everyone has heard about it but it's based on the tragic accident of Bethany Hamilton in Hawaii where she was surfing and she was attacked by a shark and lost one of her arms and had to learn to surf with just one. That movie was definitely an inspiration and at the end she did an interview where she was asked if she could go back to that day and not get in the water or have been surfing somewhere else would she. She replied that it definitely would have been easier that way but no because she wouldn't be able to share her story and help kids in a better way than if she had two arms. How amazing of an attitude to have!
I feel like I'm finally growing. Not going backwards. Not staying still. I couldn't have done it without the love of God and His grace. It's an amazing feeling and even though things aren't perfect and I know they never will be, I have a whole new attitude!
Happy day!
