Time to sit...

As the beginning of the New Year seems to be a time that a lot of people try to evaluate where they are and where they would like to be I've been one of those people. This past semester has been so crazy with the hustle and bustle of marriage, Fayetteville, job, school and meeting new people, I found myself overwhelmed most of the time and very distant in any time I had with the Lord. Jordan and I have seen how hard it is in the daily life of working to spend time with God and with each other. We strive this semester to learn to sit. I want to be able to sit in the mornings, which I love, and spend time with my Maker. I want to be able to sit with my husband and just enjoy us chatting and not thinking of all the things I "think" must get done NOW! I have started a study on the fruits of the spirit by Beth Moore. When I miss my time with God, I do not show my character with the fruits of the spirit because I have not allowed my spirit time with my God. Jordan bought us a book that we will do weekly this next year called: Starting Your Marriage Off Right. We have heard great things about this book and it will be good for us to spend time weekly chatting and challenging each other to be a better partner. 

My dear friend Steph posted a few weeks ago about how she has been having a hard past year and half and as she is now starting to see goodness. She had hoped that year would have been tied with it's bow and put away nice and neatly. I believe I thought this about my past year and all that I was enduring and learning from God. As a result of it though I see that I get overwhelmed with fear, horrible fear of what's next, waiting for something bad, and living days of anxiety. Today in my new bible study, I realized that as believers we will go through tribulations, we are promised this so that we may be strengthen! I have allowed fear to bury me instead of allowing God's word to seep into my soul and believe that I am in a place of wonderful JOY right now and to not fear hardships, I know they will come some day (no surprise), but to rejoice then because I'm being strengthen and my God is being glorified. 

I often right posts of just our life, but I have been missing the depth of our household by not sharing the heart of Jordan and I. We are doing great and are loving being married. We leave for our honeymoon tomorrow and are so giddy! We both are learning to balance the demands of life, we have no idea how people do this with kids, haha! I pray that your year will be blessed with love, peace and joy from only your Maker! Love to you all!!!