the final countdown

11 days till Middle School Camp.

15 days till I leave to Peru.

26 days till I start coaching Cheer again.

...and this is just the beginning!

Lately I have had the song, "Final Countdown" playing in my head on repeat. It's like a sick and twisted yet danceable reminder of the deadlines I have coming up. I have always been busy. Always. However, the past few months something amazingly different has overcome me from the inside out ...let me explain ...

I have found that coveted and happy medium ...I have started to learn the art of balance. While some may laugh at my face for this last statement, I can honestly say that I am learning to inplement more of a balanced feel to my life ...and I love it. While I am no expert on perfect balance to my super hectic life, I have found the secret ...when I stay wrapped up in the Lord's will, I automatically find peace. Peace, tranquility, balance, easy breathing ...its all there in the center of who He is!

I truly believe the Lord has me in a place right now in my life where I am best used and effective with a plate that is full of things that He has placed there. With ministries and school and planning events and discipling and family time and friend time ...I have no time for the idleness and temptation of doing my own will. Rather, I have found that being obedient to what He places before me, brings a fulfillment and joy and motivation to my every day life that I could have never gained on my own ... and trust me, I've tried.

I am moving forward in His plan for me. I am delighting myself in Him and all that He offers. I am trusting Him to guide my very next move. I am relying on the fact that He has every detail of this life mapped out. I am loving others He places along the way in a fresh and new way. I am learning so much about what is truly important and worth it and what is not. I am getting better at saying no. I am practicing putting others and their needs before my own and it feels amazing ... I am falling more and more in love with a God who is beyond good to me.

My life may be full... My load that I have been asked to carry might seem too heavy to others... My ability to keep it all balanced may not be perfected... but I am daily being renewed and challenged and motivated to keep my eyes and heart so close to Him that all of what I have before me seems like nothing in comparison to what He lovingly and so willingly does and has done and promises to continue to do for me. 

 So while my "final countdown" is now in full affect for all of the upcoming things in my life, I am sitting back with a smile on my face, knowing its all so good in my hood because all that I have, all that I need, all I could ever want ... I have found in Him.

Mmmm ...such sweet bliss :)

...Ness