Not by Chance

IT'S THE WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hallelujah! I didn't know if I was going to make it! Okay. . . so I'm a bit dramatic, but the week did seem like it was never going to end. It did though. :) Nothing too exciting happened today. Except getting a rose and a note randomly. STORY TIME!! :D So this afternoon, I'm sitting at my desk in the dorm room and this girl comes bolting in. Drops the rose and the note and runs out, slamming the door behind her. I didn't even get a good look at who she was! I pick up the note thinking it's for one of my roommates, but it has MY name on it. . . .WHAT??? I'm not dating. . . .nor am I looking, and besides, wasn't Valentine's Day yesterday?! So I turn the note over and it said, "Why did you get these on Feb. 15? Because Valentine's Day is NOT the only day you should get flowers." That's it. No name or anything. . . . It was super sweet. But my curious side has been piqued. Oh well. Anonymous person, if you're reading this, thank you. It was really sweet! :)

So yeah, that's about the only highlight of my day. I painted my nails a lovely shade of purple tonight. . . However, I have a bad habit of picking at nail polish, and so I'm going to see how long I can make it without chipping them or picking it all off. . . .My goal is Monday. . . . I'll be sad if I don't make it. But whatever. It's just nail polish. :)

I'm just rambling now. . . . Ummmmmm. . . .

OH. Vespers was really good today!! It was a huge encouragement to me personally. At first I didn't know where they were going with all the story lines. But the end tied everything together, and it was a blessing. It's great to know that God is ordering my life with Masterful precision. Every little trial from losing a friend or having to deal with some other major stress is perfectly designed by God to bring Him glory, and grow us closer to His sons image. Are we letting Him? How do you respond to trials? I know I struggle a lot. But the good news is, He will never bring us TO something that He will not help bring us THROUGH. And God gives us little blessings every day that we often miss. Whether it's a flower and note or just a word of encouragement from a friend. He's put people in our life for a reason. Let Him do His work in your life. It's well worth it! :) I'll share one of my favorite quotes that I heard years ago that has stuck with me all this time. It goes like this. . . . "Just think, you're here not by chance, but by God's choosing. His hand formed you and made you the person you are. He compares you to no one else. You are one of a kind. You lack nothing that His grace can't give you. He has allowed you to be here at this time in history to fulfill His special purpose for this generation."
-Roy Lessin

There's my thought of the day. Let that sink in. You're special. Let the Master Potter mold you into the masterpiece He knows you can be. Be willing to be changed in whatever way He deems best. "It will be worth it all when we see Jesus. Life's trials will seem so small, when we see Christ. One glimpse of His dear face, all sorrow will erase. So bravely run the race, til we see Christ." <3
Love you all and am praying for you.
Rebekah :)