He has taken my life in so many different directions (many of which I didn't like) and given me peace to be calm in the midst of some storms. I'm so in Love with him right now that at any moment the spirit just brings me to complete tears. Seriously I was driving the other day and I was so overwhelmed by His love that I was couldn't stop the tears.
This is a book I'm currently reading, by John Ortberg.
This has been good for me and I'm not even halfway through with it.
My whole life I have been pretty introverted, so much that people sometimes believe I don't have much of an opinion and that I can be walked on however you please. One thing that is huge among Codependents is that I always hated conflict and would go to great lengths to keep the peace at all costs. I am learning in my recovery that my feelings, thoughts and opinions are valid. There is a way to express them in a loving but firm way. I am also realizing that it is okay to have a difference in opinions with someone and still Love them deeply. I am gaining a voice in ME. It is easy to tell your self that keeping the peace is the nice way, Jesus was Nice......Jesus was NOT nice, he was lovingly bold, and he stood for his beliefs.
I'm hoping that God will really work in me this year in becoming a very peaceful, controlled, bold(only in Him) ME.....
There is freedom in deciding that you don't want to be anything but YOU.
God is taking my family and I through some tough times that I really don't like, but I am trying so hard to hold onto Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Love you guys!
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