Disappointments.

In life, there are so many times where we are disappointed. We have expectations that later become disappointments. But, I'm learning that when I trust in God's plan I won't be disappointed. Disappointments are God's way of saying "I have something better for you."

What could've been was never meant to be.

All the "what ifs" in life were never meant to happen. Isaiah 43:18 says to forget the past and to look towards the future. I'm constantly being reminded that I can't look back on what's happened in the past anymore and wish that things turned out differently because God's plan is, in fact, greater than mine.

Lessons Learned.

"The difference between school and life... In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson."

This quote is so very true in my life. School is hard. Any college student can attest to that. In school, we strive for those good grades - we strive for perfection. But, grades will take care of themselves. And the thing that we should really focus on is what we're learning, even after we make those little dumb mistakes. Life is essentially the same. We mess up and it's the consequences of those mistakes that catch our attention. We live and learn. 

I'm constantly learning new lessons everyday. Now yes, there are things in my life that I want to regret, but I just can't because those very things taught me some of the most valuable lessons. I wouldn't have learned it any other way. And it's the memories that remind me where I was and how I can't go back. But, most importantly, it reminds me of God's mercy and how He is guiding me now... :)

Amazed.

‎"Now I can’t go back to where I was before and I won’t forget how my heart's been restored. By Your touch, by Your grace, the price You had to pay so that I can get lost in Your embrace." 

These lyrics say it all! Today I was reminded of God's saving grace. This past year changed me and I'm still becoming the person who God wants me to be. I was broken. But, He restored me in a way that I would've never expected! I found beauty in suffering. And I'm simply amazed at how He really does make all things work together for my good, as it says in Romans 8:28. I'm constantly learning how that's true in my own life. 

Ashes Into Beauty

All those mistakes. 

It's making me stronger. It's changing me. 

All these trials and all the pain. 

I am unworthy.

But, I have been redeemed.

And by His love, my ashes become beauty.