16th Birthday!

Yesterday was my birthday :) 16 already! And God decided to make the weather really warm and sunny for me. I had my best friend Amy stay over for the weekend, and we had some family friends over for a few hours in the late afternoon........I was so blessed by everyone. Amy's mother makes fabulous cakes and she made me a special one covered with the most amazing icing roses, I am sorry I didn't manage to get a picture but I can promise you it was absolutely stunning. And everyone gave me the most amazing and thoughtful gifts! It is nice that they all put so much thought and effort into them. I am usually used to spending my birthday with only my parents, so this was a new thing for me :)

 Life seems to go by so fast, and that has got me thinking. When you look at your life are you pleased? No life can be perfect, but our goal in life should be to praise and glorify God and to put him first in all things. I look at my life, and even though I frequently stumble and fall, I know that my intentions are to follow the Lord and try to live a Godly life that's pleasing to Him. I know I am constantly falling short of God's standards but Jesus steps in for me and you. Jesus is the center of my life and is always there to pick me up, dust me off, and point me in the right direction. When someone asks me 'What are you going to do when you're older?' I generally pause, that question rolls around in my mind and I can never think of a straight and easy way to answer. But now I know the best answer I could give: to live for the Lord, to glorify Him, and follow Him wherever He leads me. I don't need to know what will happen in the future because I trust that God will work all things together for my good...even if it isn't quite what I expected. For now I am content to wait. My hopes for the future are to become a wife, homemaker, and mother, but I know that God might have something different in store for me and so I have to be patient. Not that it will be easy ;) As long as I keep my focus on Jesus and what He has done for me I am content to wait! I hope that I have encouraged you in some way and I will hopefully see you again soon!