Love

Where did the year go? Tis year has flown by and now we are about to enter Fall.

I have now been in the city and taking it all in for about a month... And I  have only driven once since being here when out in Long Island. This past week I received my NY state driver license after a week prior surrendering my California Driver license. at the same time also changed/updated my voter information.

God is good. I am reminded of this daily from people I have met, friends I have made, those I have reconnected with, and the church I have become plugged into. I am blessed with great roommates who brought me in as an instant friend within their groups, and now go to the same church as one of them. After a few tries at churches here in the city I have begun regularly attending and signed up for community groups with Redeemer Presbryterian Church... Music to my mother's ears as she also goes to a Presbryterian church. Tim Keller is a great speaker and brings solid teachings, as do the other pastors of the church at the three congregations in the city. I also began re-reading "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan and I am once again in a moment of re-examining where I am in my relationship with Jesus and seeing where I need to grow. I just finished the chapter about being "Luke warm", and two things stuck out to me where I identified where I am and where I want to be. Those reminders are also quite the rude awakening.

As I enter the fall season I pray it is a time I continue to grow and develop as I seek opportunities and see the doors God is opening and which he closes. There are moments I am homesick as I miss friends and the life I had built for 10 years and my church family, but I know this change was good and God really had everything fall into place in His time and I am learning so much about myself and seeing God work as He provides, protects, and changes. Prayers in this area are welcomed. Also prayers for my brother who continues to struggle with his inner demons and having no direction. He truly needs to let Jesus fully in His life and this is my biggest prayer for him. Also, I am trying to be at peace and learning more and more to love like Jesus to others as this is the foundation of who He is and also the hardest thing as people to do.