Changes

It's been a while since I have posted something...it is now August. 2010 has been a good year, a much needed improvement from 2009, or even 2008 for that matter. God has proven Himself faithful over and over again. He has promised and fulfilled so many things in my life. I will forever be greatful.
2010 has brought about many changes already. Some have been good, some not so good, but God has been there from the very beginning. I am not the same person that i was. I have grown, I have been hardened in some ways, in some ways I have seen how harsh, selfish, people, organizations can be. Someday I will be able to go into detail about how I have learned this lesson and why it hurts so much, but now is not the time. The best thing about this year is that i have found love, or should I say that love has found me...hiding in a place that I never expected. It is strong and gentle and passionate and hopeful and trusting and so much more...I never believed that it would feel like this, never realized that THIS is what I was missing out on, but so thankful that it left me alone long enough to discover who I am and who I want to become. That I was able to know what I want and wait for it, and friends let me tell you that it has already been so worth the wait:)! Stay tuned...

It's A New Season

My title says everything that I feel...it's a new season. Everyone goes through seasons, some good, some not so good. For those of you who have just gone through a good season, I pray that you were well-rested and strengthened for the season to come---and to those of us who are coming out of a "not so good" season---I pray that we learned whatever the Lord needed us to learn so that we never have to go through this season again!
I know that I learned that God is multi faceted and he loves me. I know you are probably saying, "Duh, Andrea!" But really, have you ever really thought about it? God love me. The God of all creation; the God Almighty, Redeemer, Counselor, the God whose angels cry Holy, Holy, Holy---he loves ME. Not only does He love me, but He desires a relationship with me. He wants to know my desires, he wants me to commune with him, to talk to Him like I would talk to my friends. This God is the God who has never turned his back on me. He has never forsaken me, never lied to me, hurt me, left me, forgot about me, walked away from me, or hated me. He knows nothing but love. No matter what I have done, no matter how many times I have lied, forsaken, hurt, walked away from, or severely disliked Him---he loves me!
This is something that no matter how many times I hear it, or feel it---it is still so overwhelming to me. Unconditional love.
I thank Him for the season that I am coming out of---for the things that I have learned, the tears that I cried, the question that were answered and even those that weren't; and I welcome this new season. Let it be a season of hope, dreams fulfilled, passion, love, desperation, and an overwhelming desire to seek your face and experience you in yet, a completely new way!