His love for us !

This past week has been so hectic for me.. The past weekend I experienced one of the most traumatic moments of my life. My parents, Jennifer, and I were on our way to Sam's when we received a phone call from Angela. She sounded extremely panicked telling us that she heard our chihuahua make a loud cry and as she went downstairs she saw that he was stuck under our fence. So we rushed home not knowing what to expect. As we arrived, we saw King stuck under the fence and his eyes were blood-shot red. Apparently he went through a hole in the fence and got through to our neighbor's backyard. Their dog had attacked King as he was trying to escape. We panicked and rushed him over to the nearest emergency hospital. They told us that we needed to drive up to an animal specialist, located in college station. As a result, we drove this distance to get the help he needed. Thankfully everything was okay. We went back to A&M on Friday to pick him up and now he is in the process of healing.

Today, our pastor at church was talking about God's love for us. He brought up the incident that happened to King as an example. Saying that when King got into this accident, we didn't think "maybe we should just get rid of King and start over with a new puppy". Like Jesus, when we make the wrong choices and 'cross the fence', He does not decide to give up on us. He is willing to pay what ever price it costs to get us back, like how we were willing to spend $3,200 on King. When we saw King stuck, our hearts literally broke for him; this is how Jesus feels when he sees us making the wrong choices.

His love for us is deeper than any love on this earth.

HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD!

The most simple concept is this: As long as we faithfully trust in God and follow his commandments, everything will fall into place.

This concept came so easily to me as I was praying to God. As tears came down my cheeks, I realized how amazingly SIMPLE this is. Of course there will be hard times in life we need to go through, we just need to faithfully trust in God.

I wanted to share this because I want the world to know and to really understand this..

Give to others like Jesus did!

Yesterday was a great day :) Special Olympics Swim Meet was extremely tiring, but I felt good about helping out. Jesus was always a very giving and loving person, and we were made in his image. Therefore, we need to be just like him! Before entering Spaghetti Warehouse last night from a friend's birthday dinner, Jesus sent an angel to me. I was looking for where to pay for the parking because there was a parking meter. Then, a lady came up to me, and said, "You don't have to pay," & pointed to a sign that I obviously did not see. As I was leaving Spaghetti Warehouse, I was approached by a middle-aged African American man. He saw that I had a to go box in my hand, and told me, "I haven't had anything to eat all day, could I please have some of that?" In my head, I was thinking that he must have been really hungry for him to be so willing to eat a stranger's left overs. I said, "Yeah, sure. God Bless You!" After saying 'God Bless You' multiple of times, he said it back to me. When I got home, I regretted not saying more to him. It was such a perfect time to bring someone to Jesus, yet fear took a hold of me at the moment. I believe that Jesus brought the first lady to me to show me his love, and he wanted me to show this love towards the African American man. Thank you, Jesus for showing me little hints that prove that you are always next to me and are always taking care of me<3

Falling in love with You more & more each day<3

Direct my footsteps according to your word;
let no sin rule over me. -Psalm 119:133

God has given me so much in the past yet I have managed to mess it all up by my own temptations. I never used to follow His will, but I followed my own. Selfish thinking may seem like a solution to many things at the given moment, but as you think back on it, it's not worth it. This time around, I will not let temptations get a hold on me. I will not let temptations ruin one of the best things in my life right now. I pray to God that He may keep me under his protection at all times no matter the circumstance. That He may bring me joy. His joy and not joy from this world. I believe that He will not fail me. He never has and never will. I realized that after I simply lock myself up in my room and listen to worship songs, everything seems to go right. I become more and more optimistic about EVERYTHING. It's truly amazing. And only God can bring this to me. Thank You, Jesus. I truly love You, and this love grows stronger day by day.