I had a busy weekend, but it was a very good busy! :) Friday night I had a soccer game and we won (and I scored--fluke shot or not). Then Saturday I went on extension, which was soo much fun! :) I went to a nursing home with four other people and we sang and one of the guys gave a devotion. It was a lot of fun and a blessing. :) Then, today we had a singsperation in my society Sunday school! Even though the projector didn't work again this week, it was still really good and such an encouragement!! :) I love my society! Then tonight, I visited my friends church, and laughed harder than I have in a while! :) We kept dropping stuff and spilling things. . . it was terrible! Haha! :D Overall, I'd say God's blessed me in more ways than I can recount.
I think the thing that God has struck me with most this weekend is that my only true joy and satisfaction are from Him. When I try to run my own life and fit things into my little plans, I can be "happy" for a while, but it doesn't last and it doesn't satisfy. I got tired of losing friends, and struggling to make sense of life. Now that God is back in control of my life, things fit together perfectly. I don't have to wonder what my next step is. He's in control. And His plan is unfathomably better than I could even ask or think. Yes, I still take back the reigns sometimes. But He gently takes them back just like a daddy would. It's as if He's saying, "Let go, Rebekah. I know the road we're on. Every pothole and ditch. Just let me drive, and we'll run into fewer of them." :) He's such a good Daddy! <3 We sang a song in society today that has been stuck in my head since.
Father, hold me safe in Your arms;
Father keep me free from all harm.
I cast my care on You Just like a child should do
Trusting, loving all that You are.
Father, help me lean on You more
Through each valley, through ev'ry storm
Help me when I can't see Your will is best for me;
Love me, hold me sheltered and warm.
Father, mold me, make me like new,
Guide my footsteps, keep my heart true
So that the world may see your like-ness lives in me.
Break me, shape me, make me like You.
Abba Father, I rest in You;
You're always faithful,
You're always true.
Abba, Father, You are my song
Though clouds are dark,
Though night is long.
I cry to You, Abba Father.
This is truly the prayer of my heart, and I hope it is yours as well. :) He's a good and perfect Daddy that will never leave us or let us down. <3 Just trust Him, and He'll lead you through the valleys as well as the mountaintops. :) On that note, sleep well! Dwell on Daddy! :) Goodnight!
Rebekah
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