Well, my time in Maine has just about come to an end; I leave for NJ in about 6 hours.. As I sit and reflect on my time here, I am very thankful for the opportunity to come and spend time with my family and be in God's beautiful creation. Many, many times during this trip I have been led to the first few verses in Psalms 19 where it states, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge." It is dumbfounding to hear about and talk to people that do not think there is a God who created the world. How could they not?! The end of verse 2(above) really smacked me up-side the head when I thought about it a bit. Sitting on a lake, fishing with my Dad and just talking about the different things in my life that I would like to happen was amazing. It was truly a priceless time for me. Nature displayed knowledge to me because it led me to its creator, and in a way, I felt like I was having a conversation with God. This was possible because He led me directly to scripture. Specifically, the verses were Psalms 19: 1,2(above), Jeremiah 29:11-14 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you..." , and finally, Psalms 23: 1-3 " The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake." I have these verses highlighted, bolded and some even enlarged because they have been the means by which God has been speaking to my heart.
As I have been discussing with my parents, I feel like I am approaching a very important time in my life, where critical decisions need to be made. I have been thinking very hard about certain things, that cover a wide range of topics, and, some of them, I have been thinking about for a very long time. I have wants and desires for my life, certain things that I am praying for, but I am praying that God will lead me where He wants me to be. I am praying that the desires that I have are the same desires that God has for me. Let me tell ya, some of the things that have been brewing in my heart are things that have been a long time coming(years). I feel as though the desires I have are desires that God put there, and I am praying for God to keep them there, if they are his desires. And if they aren't, I am praying that He will lead my heart elsewhere. All I want for my life is for it to count for God.
As often as I can remember, I am praying for you guys that God will lead you where He wants you to go; I also pray that you will having will hearts to follow wherever God leads you. If you think about, pray for me, too. I would appreciate it! Thanks for reading!
P.S. That's my boat of the future up there. A Four Winns Horizon 200...... Oh yeah!
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