I was driving in to work a few weeks ago and I was listening to the radio when my heart just longed for God and I wanted to worship Him. I tried to convince myself that because I was listening to a Christian radio station that that was good enough. But my heart did not stop longing for Him so I turned the radio off and began to praise Him for all He has done for me and worship Him for the great God that He is.
As I was talking to God, it caused me to think about the way I converse with others while they are riding in the car with me. To be polite, I turn down the radio so that I can hear what they have to say. By turning down the noise, I let them know that I want to hear them and that their words are important. Just as my friends and family have things to say to me, God longs to speak to me as well. So even if its good noise that I have going on in the background, there are times when I need to turn it down in reverence for Him and listen to what He is trying to speak to my heart.

Hey Friends, more posts coming soon... :) Thank you for all your encouragement.

Hey guys,

I wanted to post about the gift I waited so long to open. I know some of you were wondering what it was. It was a Hand Held Professional Facial Cleaner with a Spin Brush. I have finally started using it! And it's a good thing it came with batteries or I might have waited even longer. Lol. I'm just being honest.

So I have a confession to make... Ready? Not too long ago I noticed that I had a small box on my dresser that was unopened. Here’s the confession – I got it for Christmas and I still hadn’t opened it! AND it was something I actually wanted! Lol. Guess what else? This was during the month of June! I know! It’s shameful isn’t it? I couldn’t believe that I had a gift waiting for me and all I had to do was reach out and take it out of the box. At that moment I wondered, how many spiritual gifts do we already have from God that lay unopened (unused)? The Bible says that we have gifts but are we using these beautiful, valuable, unique gifts that each one of us carries? (Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:8-11)

The other day I was on my way back to work after grabbing some lunch to take back to the office. One of my favorite songs came on the radio just when I needed to hear it. I said a small prayer in my head, "I hope I get to hear this whole song before I have to get out of the car”. Not very long after that small prayer, I got stopped at a red light. Then I noticed that the light was taking a while and I began to get into complaining mode of how long the light was taking. Then I realized…because I got stopped by the light and because the light was taking a while, I was able to listen to one of my favorite songs on the radio. My small prayer was answered but instead of enjoying it I started complaining and didn’t even realize what was happening. How many times have I prayed for something and then complained about a situation, not realizing that I was experiencing the answer to my own prayer? Thank you God for answering even the smallest prayer and for being good to me even when I don’t see it right away. <3