Tell Your Story: I'm Still Here

I'm moving tomorrow.

More accurately, I've been in the throws of moving for several weeks now, but this week in particular has been a whirlwind of activity... 

planning 

packing 

job searching 

cover letter writing

interviewing {woot!!}

errand running

cleaning

and just generally feeling incredibly overwhelmed.

a little snapshot into my chaos.
 i'm trying to figure out everything i'll need in
the next three months and collect it in this pile.

In the midst of my chaos I came across more of the previously discussed notes that bump around my house for years.  These ones happened to only be a few months old and were notes from church.

This summer our pastor asked us to consider what we might say if we were introducing God to one of our friends as if He was essentially just another friend.  Not unlike how I might introduce one of you to another friend of mine, only in this scenario I'd be introducing you to my friend, God.  And then telling you a bit about Him.  So, if you stopped by my place in the midst of my chaos and I introduced you to my friend, God, this is what I might say...

"God is the greatest love of my life.  Even when I struggle, when I wander, when I put myself first, God is pursuing me, loving me beyond anything I can fathom, offering me something better.  God is patient with me, teaching me His ways, how to live a better life, how to accomplish the things He has for me. 

God is my Father, my daddy.  I am His beloved daughter, a princess.

God is my provider.

God is my guide, my leader, my teacher.

God is good and He never changes.

God is consistent, reliable, ever-present, patient.

God is my pursuer, the lover of my soul."

Good reminders in the midst of chaos and change, friends.  Good reminders.

P.S.  Now seems like a great opportunity to mention what a phenomenal mother I have.  She traveled with me from South Dakota last Sunday and has been working, working, working to help me with this move.  I really don't know what I would have done without her here to help and I feel like it should be publicly noted how deeply grateful I am for her love, support, and assistance.  

I love you, mom!

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{I'm liking up with The Hollie Rogue for the weekly "Tell Your Story" link up}