7 Things that God has Been Teaching Me Lately

1. People are so, so messy. And just when I decide that someone is too much of a mess for me, God reveals the fallen nature of another's life, or reminds me of my own dirt. Praise be to Him for overlooking what a "pig in the mud" I am--may I be able to forgive the dirt of others.

2. Life here is temporary, and should be treated as such. We should be living each moment in a way that we would be proud to die during.

3. God cares about all the little details of our lives--even my school newspaper! Crazy. And I thought I had a lot to balance.

4. Self-explanatory:

 

5. Joy in Him does not always mean happiness, and especially does not mean comfort. I am not very happy today. But I am full of joy.

6. Don't judge. Just love.

7. He always takes me back. Even when I act like I don't need Him for awhile, and think that I can do this on my own, He takes me back, with compassion and grace and unfailing love. Oh, to love like that! Can you imagine?!?!