Too Much Time Has Passed....

Wow. I can't believe I went so long between posts. So much has changed in such little time. I am back at home for Christmas. My roommate moved back home for good so now I'm waiting to see who my new roommate will be. Two of my other friends have announced that they will not be back at school next semester. It's been a season of good-byes here lately.

All of these good-byes bring to mind one thing. In life, we have many people pass through our stories, only staying for a few pages or chapters before leaving again. It is sometimes really easy to forget these brief encounters, yet other times it is near impossible. There is a song in the popular Broadway musical, Wicked, named "For Good" in which the two lead characters explain to each other that while they don't know whether they have been changed for better or worse by the other person, or even whether they will see each other again, but that they do know that they have been changed for good. That is how I feel about these three girls that I have said good-bye to in the past couple of weeks. I hope with all of my heart that the last time I saw them isn't the last time I will ever see them, but even if it is, I know that they each came into my life for a reason. I have learned something from each of them and hope that I will always have them in my life.

No matter who you say good-bye to in your life, always remember that God will never leave you. It is his promise to you that he will always be with you. Humans come and go, and times will not always be easy, you can be sure of both of these things. But without a doubt, you have every certainty that God will NEVER leave you. He is beside you today, guiding you and protecting you through every step you take. If you feel distant from God, I can guarantee you this: It was you that put the distance there. God wants to pull you closer to him. Don't resist.

So tell me, how have some of the good-byes you have had to make shaped you? Are you a stronger person today because of a tough good-bye you made in the past?

"Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'"
-Matthew 19:14

Your Fellow Water Walker, 
Ashlee