When God speaks.

I went to church on Sunday and as a good person I was reading the bulletin, when I cam across a quote that caught my eye. I don't know who wrote it, but it made me think for more than a minute and so I thought it was worth blogging about :)

"We like to determine the path of our lives because we want to be in control. But sometimes God interrupts our lives and takes us on a journey that we find frustrating, challenging, and uncomfortable. He does this in order to direct us away from our self-centered agenda and liberate us to pursue His will and purposes."

I can't help but think God was speaking to me when I read this quote. There are times when I don't understand why I am here. I wanted to come home after college, live with my best friends, I wanted to start working where I would actually get paid, and where I could be spending time with my friends and family, and creating a life back in Seattle. I love my friends there and being able to spend time with my sisters, so why has God called me here? How did I get called here?

Perhaps I am here not only to teach, but to be taught. It can be too easy to fall into a self-centered mind set. I am a selfish, controlling, fallen daughter of God. There are times when I am short with others around me, and I think, "Meg, what the heck? What is your problem?"

As much as I would have loved to have chosen my own path, I know that God is bringing me on this journey for a reason, and I am learning so much as I follow. Each day I pray that I am learning more and more about what it means to pursue a Holy life where I am focused on one thing, and that one thing is not "Meg".