I have absolutely no idea where to start with this blog :). I have struggled with the thought of creating a blog for some time now. I have always been game to social media, the Internet and all that good stuff. However, I have never really understood the purpose of blogging. Very rarely do I ever even have the interest in reading other people's blogs. So why start my own?
Well, first of all, blogging was suggested to me by someone whose counsel I trust. Second of all, while I can listen to people talk about their problems all day, I SUCK big time at talking about my own feelings. I can, however, write about my feelings for pages upon pages. I genuinely enjoy writing (and the fact that I have the 'edit' option). So I guess you could say writing is my therapy. Third and most importantly, over the past few years life has really started to hurt. God has made some moves I didn't expect, goals have changed, life has changed, people have failed me (I am sure I have failed some people myself) and so on. Don't get me wrong though. I fully understand that my life could be worse than what it is. But God has allowed the exact obstacles that were needed for me in this life. I can definitely say the struggles He has allowed for me to experience have been pulling me apart and tearing me down. In other words...your girl is TIRED. The other day as I was laying in bed crying and all I could think of was that my tears mean absolutely nothing to me if in some way they are not used for God's glory.
The deeper I fall in love with Christ the more I see that there is no joy worth having, no prayer worth praying, no struggle worth fighting if it is not for Him. Through my struggles I have come to understand and identify with the heart of Jeremiah when he said, "O Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceived, You overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me...But if I say, 'I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,' His word is like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in. Indeed, I cannot."- Jeremiah 20: 7-9. I most definitely cannot compare my trials to that of Jeremiah, but I can say that I have been blessed by that same fire and I absolutely refuse to hold it in.
I am not certain what may come of this blog or where this road may lead. It is my prayer that God uses me and this blog in any way that He sees fit.
With that I say... Welcome to Georgia Avenue.
