June 21, 2007
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yesterday i requested for my last day at work to be at
the end of july. july 30th…what a sad day. since i will be moving to
texas in less than two months, i knew that i would have to quit this
little job of mine sooner or later. the thing is, is that the
relationships that have been made over the last couple of years at work
have been amazing. i have so much to be thankful for. thankful for the
present, and thankful for what is to come.five months ago, i
would have been too busy to see how ungrateful i was. i was running
around with so much in the way. i was distracted by my busy-ness, my
friends, my work…me. my eyes were too fixed on the present. i would
hear Him whisper “be still” but i still ran around too much
to actually slow down. it has taken brokenness that has lead me to
surrender more of myself. it has taken the much needed time with my
first Love and time to dig deeper into His word. it has taken
discipline but the peace is so precious. there is so much to learn and
i am ready. eager. to be transparent. teachable. authentic. real.
confident. to be His.thank you, Jesus.
“You guide with Your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
whom have i in heaven but You? and earth has nothing i desire besides You…”
psalm 73:24-25
Comments (4)
It isn’t easy leaving a job you have been in a for a while. I know when I lost my job a few months ago, I remember leaving, getting in my car, driving next door, stopping and just crying for a few minutes. I could care less about losing my job, it was the friendships I had made with people. Seven others lost their job with me that day, and I may never see some of them again, because they moved away. It’s not easy letting go, but sometimes it’s necessary for the next stage in life that God has for you. Doesn’t mean we give up old friends completely. Just that we don’t hold on to tightly to the present that we can’t ever reach the future.
Moving to Texas huh? Excited? Nervous?
Arielle, The wisdom the Lord has graced you with at your young age never ceases to amaze me. All glory to Jesus. BTW..I’m in Texas. Maybe one day I could have the blessing of meeting you. I pray you continue to find your peace in the simplicity of life in Jesus.
~syl
Each person the Lord leads across our path deepens and enriches our character…we are better having known them…many people come and go in the seasons of life, but a part of them is indelibly fashioned in our hearts and we carry that part of them with us….for the rest of our lives. As time goes by we may not remember all the details but we remember bits and pieces…sometimes strange things…things we felt, things we learned, funny things…there is a new door open before you…looming on the horizon, and the people you will meet, are already Divine appointments…and they will leave footprints in your life as well…change can be bittersweet, but everything that causes us to dig deep into our Lord’s word, running after Him, and desiring to know Him more and more, is a blessing. The difficulties in life are so we can know Him in a way we could not if we never had them…and they teach us of His comfort, that we may comfort others with the comfort we have received…and He is the Friend who is closer than a brother…sometimes people are in our lives briefly, and sometimes longer…each one is a gift…and you are a gift to others, with Jesus inside…much love and prayers…dear Arielle…
everyone at Gracies will miss you, but i will miss you more