a little less like myself.

so i made the ultimate decision to write a couple of seperate blogs to describe the things God is doing inside of me these days. that way, there aren't a million different ideas all in one entry. :)

those who know me very well have most likely heard this story from me at least one time... maybe even two or three... sorry. it still stands out in my mind. :)

this summer, i took a job that was way outside my comfort zone. i felt that God was calling me away from a place i'd worked for three years, and He provided me with a new job that was a little scarier, bigger, and more demanding than the previous one. (all of which could be a completely seperate blog on it's own. ha) i didn't stay there for very long, but in the time i was there, God revealed something huge to me.

i did a favor for one of my co-workers, who we will call Rob for privacy's sake. ;) Rob promised me that he would do anything in return. i wish i could say that my attitude was perfect about the favor i did for him, but it was definitely not. a week or so later, i realized that i was scheduled to work the day i was to move into my dorm. to make a very long story short (or at least shortER), Rob went completely out of his way to help me find someone to take my shift..... i asked him if he had any ideas of who might want it, fully expecting him to just list off names of people who weren't scheduled that day or who were in need of hours. (which was totally fine. that would have been an enormous help to me.) instead, he proceeded to call people for me, and even arrive at work early to ask if anyone would like to work for me.....

and i didn't even ask him to.

what?

it was through that experience that God showed me a flaw of mine. if someone had asked me for suggestions of people who would work for me, what would my initial reaction have been? certainly, and unfortunately, not that.

that day, God began a work in me that is still going on to this day. He showed me that maybe, just maybe, i needed to be a little more like Rob, and a little less like me. my natural reaction should be to put others in front of myself, and go out of my way to serve them. and that's something He is still working with me on daily.

ramblings.

i enjoy days like this. my thoughts are reeling so quickly i can hardly slow them down enough to write. but here i sit, in front of my computer, with a little free time-- something that has been rare lately. and even though i have so many thoughts i want to put down, i can't seem to find the words i need to express any of them. ha. how typical of me.

God is good.

and He is teaching me to revel in the wonderful, simple things that make life so blissful.

He is moving me in so many ways. which, naturally, i will discuss more in depth when my mind isn't racing. :)

the change that fall brings always forces me to see things in a new light, which is never a bad thing. there's just some sort of excitement that hangs in the air.

and that, unfortunately, is the end of my introductory blog... sad. bear with me as i attempt to sort through the ramblings inside my head. :)