I have been in such a state of worship lately. It's such a wonderful thing to feel God's presence around you. To feel his peace, feel his presence invade your thoughts to help you see things with different eyes. I felt such a change in my heart lately about my life and the way the Lord has used different situations and circumstances to help shape me and mold me into the woman he wants me to be. I still feel like an unfinished piece, but it's wonderful to know that you are a work in "progress." One that is still moving forward to a goal...to THE goal. It's such a hard concept to grasp at times, but we must constantly remind ourselves that we are not here to simply live and find momentary happiness. We are made for so much more. We are made to be great. We are made to do great things. Things that touch the heart of God and bring him glory and praise. It's been my heart's desire lately to strive to live a life that is true, transparent, trustworthy, honorable....I want to be real. I want people to see my flaws, but I want them to see my heart through those flaws. I want them to see a heart that loves the Lord and longs to impact this world for His kingdom. I want to love his people, I want that love to go beyond what people expect. I want people to see the love of God in me. My prayer is always, "Lord, use me today." I will always fall short, but I pray that I never stop looking ahead and seeking God's face. Life is too short to miss a moment in self-pity, doom and gloom, dwelling on the past, or regretting a moment gone by. Live today in the moment. I speak to myself and I use my own words for encouragement to keep calling on the name of the Lord. He is all we need. There is a lovely song that is sung by Tal and Acacia called "Yahweh." It is so simple and so sweet. I'll post the video for you to enjoy also!
A lot has gone on in the last few weeks of the Harvell's lives. We have experienced joy and sadness within a matter of weeks, and once again, Our Father has been amazing. On September 14th we found out that our offer was accepted on our first home! We are going to be homeowners!! We were thrilled! On that same day, we found out that Jake's grandfather had a stroke and was in the hospital in Decatur. One week and 10 days later Papaw went to be with the Lord. Jake and I were able to be at his side when he took his last breath. We were all at peace and knew it was inevitable that we would have to say good-bye, but no one is ever ready...We shed many tears and fought through much heartache, but throughout it all, we prayed for God's peace and presence to flood over us, and just as he promised, he was there. We have felt such a peace that can only be given by the Prince of Peace. Jake and I also celebrated our one year anniversary yesterday! We can hardly believe that it's already been a year. It's really been an amazing year. And now, a little short of two weeks after our 1st anniversary we will close on our first home. We feel so incredibly blessed to have been given this opportunity. This house is truly a God given house and we hope to honor him with it in whatever way we can. Jake and I have been given to one another and we know that. We are so thankful for the love we share and we know that we have our Lord and Saviour to thank for that love. We pray for many more years together, and we pray that God will continue to grow us closer to Him and closer to one another. With Love... J & K
