Happy 2017

2016 was a great year. A year of opportunity, a year of blessings, and a year of new beginnings. Everything wasn't perfect all year and there are still some things that I am still trying to work through, but I'm learning to embrace every moment and take it as an opportunity to grow. I'm not always successful with this, and sometimes when things are difficult, I don't always embrace them in the way that I should, but as always, I'm a work in progress. 

Something that I've truly began to understand this past year is that God gives me what I want. But often times I find that when I ask for what I want, rather than asking that my will align with God's, I find myself feeling very unfulfilled and empty. It always felt backwards to me because I didn't understand why God would give me something if I wasn't supposed to have it. But over time I've began to understand that everything that God gives us isn't exactly what it looks like. Sometimes the gifts He gives us come in the form of lessons.  Lessons that show us just how much we need Him and how much better His plan for our life is than our own. 

The lesson that I'm taking into this year is truly understanding that in order to experience total peace, I need to pray to make sure that the desires of my heart align with God's will and His plan for my life. I want to experience all that He has to offer me and I won't be able to do that unless I take myself out of it. So I plan to continue to do what the scripture tells us in  Psalms 37:4, "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."

I pray that your year is off to an amazing start!

Expect to see much more from me this year! 

Happy 2017! 

JayCherie