This afternoon and evening were great. I loved today.
I feel like I learned so much that I don't know if I took it all in to the fullest extent. But maybe that's because I wasn't meant to retain it. Maybe it's not right for this time. But I got glimpses of so much I can learn today.
I got to hang out with such a cool couple today named Jay and Michelle. Honestly, both of them impacted me with their words and the way they do life in the amount of time I spent with them. Jay has incredible wisdom and is able to articulate it well and his words stick, at least in my mind. He said some great things about resting in God and how bringing God glory brings true rest in Him because that spirit of restlessness is done away with in His presence. And he shared this quote:
The life of man upon the earth is a life away from the Presence , wrenched loose from that "blissful center" which is our right and proper dwelling place, our first estate which we kept not , the loss of which is the cause of our unceasing restlessness.
--A.W. Tozer
How true this is. When we are in His presence, we are at rest. And so this applies to me as I learn to rest.
And then tonight as we (Anna, Janet, and I) hung out with Michelle, Michelle said something in a prayer that really snagged my attention. She said, "Thank you that we have never gone hungry. If we've been hungry, it's been by choice." There are so many in this world who cannot say that. And it blows my mind. I knew I always had food but I didn't realize that I had never gone hungry. There's so much power in those words. It just really hit me. And then we just had amazing conversation. It was wonderful. A much needed night in a very emotional day.
I then came back and had a conversation with Janet which was really good. It was cut short by a mix up, but still so good. I'm still learning grace. Praise the Lord.
And no, I cannot do a blog post in 20 minutes.
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