Changes

This picture describes how I feel from these last couple years of my life...

I have been cut down to nothing... Had all the bad parts of my life taken. Was given a chance for new growth. Had some trimming and "pruning", maybe even a little discipline done but it is all showing fruit now. My vine has new growth. I am seeing it flourish everyday. Everyday that I overcome temptations that seem to pop up too easily in my life. I see it when I find myself enjoying crocheting with the girls here and watching Jane Austen movies. That would never have happened just a month ago. I am loving all these changes happening to me in this new journey I am on with God. He is showing me who he made me to be and not what everyone else has expected me to be. I like what He sees in me. I am starting to see it myself. The one thing that I love about getting closer to God is that He is the best mirror we could own because when we get closer to Him we start seeing the things that need to change in our life and about us. I LOVE IT... I know it is hard to get used to at first and accept that it is ok to have flaws to let Him change. But that is the KEY, we have to let Him change what we see wrong not us try to change it ourself. I just learned to be open to what He wants to change me into because I learned that I will never get what I want if I am standing in the middle of the store screaming at the top of my lungs "OVER HERE OVER HERE THIS IS THE ONE I WANT" When He is on the other side of the store with a much better choice but we can't see that far and so we have to be willing to walk away from what we think we should have and what seems nice right now as we are next to it.... and walk towards Him and what He has and as we get closer we can see that it is made of the finest fabric and our favorite color and fits us just perfect and makes us look great so that we can in turn glorify HIM... I am willing to step away from what I think I need or want and let Him give me that "perfect fit"... He knows me better than anyone.. He knows my thoughts before I think them He knows when I rise up and whey I lye down.... HE EVEN KNEW ME BEFORE HE KNIT ME IN MY MOTHER'S WOMB.... I LOVE THAT PART.... And He Still Loves Me!!!!!