hello there..
i don’t really know who reads this or if anyone reads this but that’s ok : ) i just got home from going on walk in this beautiful park, listening to some sweet worship music, and just praising God because He is just so good. He is good. He is good…and i can say that over and over again and mean it with all my being each and every time. i can be totally and completely honest and say that the last couple of days have been a little crazy. i haven’t been feeling too well and have been trying to fight a cold or something. so i feel so sorry for my poor family who has seen me be a little short with them and has seen my impatience the last couple of days. hmm.. in other words, i haven’t had the best attitude in the world the last couple of days, and it has sadly shown. 
and so tonight i was praying and thinking back to john 15 “abide in Me…bear good fruit…apart from Me you can do nothing.” i have been praying for the Lord to help me to grow closer to Him, to help me to show patience, to help…..help. and then i stopped and realized that i am striving…i am wanting Him to help me do something that i really can’t even do in my own strength. sure, i can strive to be better, i can try and try…but it is Christ who has to change me. He is the one doing the work, not i. and so i’ve been wondering why trying to grow closer to the Lord isn’t working…why i am not making things better. maybe it’s because i am the one in the way. i’m not allowing Him to do the work in me. i have got to get out of the way and let Him do the work…
aw anyways, just some good ole thoughts. isn’t it so wonderful that the Lord loves us the way He does?! He loves us so much that he doesn’t allow us to stay where we. He doesn’t allow us to settle… He changes us, He teaches us and beckons Him more and more to Himself. just when we say to ourselves “ok, i’m good now. i’m alright..i think i’m doing good here…” the Lord shows us some areas in our lives (at least most definitely in my life!) where there is much work to be done. He disciplines those He really loves.
this past weekend i went to register for college and i’m pretty much excited. my classes are: english (which, i thought once you went to college you didn’t have to take more english…i guess i was a little wrong 
..) bible lands & lifeways, beginning hebrew, world missions, psychology, history & perspectives on missions. i must say that i’m so thankful that i get to go to school and study what i love…mmmm, good.
alright, well….this was a long journal…..my brother is calling for me down stairs so i should go see what he wants : ) yall be blessed. hope your summer is going beautifully.
be blessed..
be His,
arielle
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