Half Full

Okay people.  So, this was literally the last thing on this planet that I thought I would ever do.  Ever.  EVER.  Blog.  Disclaimer:  Thoughts might be random and hard to follow - but it will all hopefully tie together by the end of each post.

Blogging.  Who really cares what I have to say?  Sad to say, friends, this isn't for you.  It's not even for me.  Let me explain.

There are things that happen in my life, your life, our life - that I cannot explain why at first - or even at all sometimes - or... could they easily be explained and I just choose to ignore the simple answer?  Sometimes, it takes longer to realize, so I just have to talk it out to try and make sense of it all. 

As I was saying, there are some things that happen in my life... mold my life, break my life, strengthen my life, stronghold my life, consume my life, drain my life, distract my life, help my life, recharge my life, simplify my life, complicate my life, annoy my life, frustrate my life, encourage my life, de-stress my life, bless my life, protect my life...

Okay, you get the picture.

I said "my" an awful lot up there, huh?  I did that on purpose.

So many times in my life, I've just focused on how things affect "my" life - as if it's about me.  Let me assure you that the point of this blog is for one reason, and one reason only:  To proclaim how my life is not about me - and how things happen to solely glorify God.

Still interested in reading?  Either way, God will get the glory here.

I have titled my blog as "Half Full" for a reason.  Life is about seeing how awesome God is... in every situation.  I'm choosing now to be a "half full" person.  Now.

Too many times, I chose to be "half empty" in my attitude.  Up there, we were talking about things that happen in life.  Here's a sad recent example:  Just last week, I was reminded about how my student loans literally have complicated everything in my life.  I got really "half empty" about it, and I wasn't afraid to share it with the world.  Let me not sugar coat that:  What I was really doing is not trusting in God to provide.  Plain and simple.  I was basically saying, "Hey God, I know better than you, so thanks for complicating things."  How dare I?  You know in that same week, God provided monetary help on something else when it shouldn't have been possible.  You see, God provides.  If you keep Him close and obey Him - you will start to notice more and more.  Don't miss out on all the positive, because of focusing on all the negative.

Lord, I do not want to live this life thinking about me.  So, I pray that this blog is a constant reminder to me, that my life is to glorify You.

Praise be to God in all circumstances!