No Need to Say Goodbye...

                   My dear, you can't imagine that you can keep anyone forever. Not on this earth. Every single day with someone you love is a gift, and should be lived just that way.     ~Wealthy Stanhope

      

And Without Further Ado...

                 ....(or any more procrastination on my part).. welcome to the very first post!

    Guys, like seriously, I've had the blog "up" for several months now and been like "oh, I'll post something later I don't have time..or it needs to be perfect," or really any other excuse I come up with. Excuses are done with, fall break is near upon us, and life in general is slowing down a bit, so I have time and really no more excuses to excuse myself..... so here it is.

First of all I want to give a HUGE thank you to Olivia over at Meanwhile in Rivendell, and Faith at
I Like That. These two awesome gals have done much to encourage and help get this blog on its way. Without Olivia's help, I would have never had a blog header, as I'm totally clueless when it comes to such things...so thank you both of you! I'm very blessed to have such awesome friends! :)

The title "Light Unto My Path" came from a certain song and verse that have been very instrumental in my life. The song "Thy Word" is my "special song"...the song that my parents sang to me when I was little (each of my siblings and I had a "special song"). This is just the instrumental version, but it's pretty, and it's violin :) so I thought I'd include it.....

The verse is Psalm 119:105 "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path". 

Throughout my life, especially recently, I have struggled with making "decisive decisions". I don't know exactly why this is necessarily, but part of the reason is that I'm afraid that I'm going to go ahead and make my own decision, and somehow get off the path God has for me. Now, that is to say, that I usually really really pray about any decision before I make it, and then listen, and try to make decisions based on what I have heard from God. But yet...I can't see the path ahead...and then I get apprehensive...I wonder if I am actually taking the right "step" or if it was just something that I wanted to do and I'm actually straying from the path and will God has for me in this life.

Recently, our college pastor at my church spoke a message on this verse. He made the comment that  "most people want God to be a floodlight, but instead He's a lamplight. All we can see is the next step ahead, we have to trust in Him. Some people are afraid to move on into what they don't know, so instead they head back the path to what they do know...but they leave the light behind. Then they accidentally turn onto the wrong crossroad, and then they are worse off and in more darkness than before. Before they had a light. Now they have none."  And yes, I paraphrased it because I can't recall his exact wording, but it was very thought-provoking on my part. I've realized that I do want God to be a "floodlight"...I mean, who wouldn't? We could see everything in the future, see all the bumps and chasms along the way, and walk knowing exactly what lies ahead. Instead, we have a teeny, weeny, little lamp that only lights up the step in front of us. For all we know we may be walking off the edge of a cliff! In the midst of my struggle to follow God wholeheartedly, even though it takes me into dark valleys, unpleasant situations, heartbreaks, joys, tragedies and triumphs, I heard God whisper "Follow me. Take my hand. I will never let you go." And it is the truth. The times that I have not "felt" God with me were the times that I have let go, I have strayed, I have been unfaithful. But God has been FAITHFUL. He has pursued me, never letting me go. He has remained faithful and loving, leading me back to Him. All I have had to do was reach out to Him and He has been there, waiting to take me back with loving arms. Guys....listen to me...it's not gonna be easy. But it's worth it. Following Jesus is the best, most rewarding, and important decision that you will ever make in your life. Even though it is a lamplight, He IS a light unto our paths. HE knows what lies ahead and will help us through it. HE is the author of our lives, the lover of our hearts, the creator of the earth, and will help us through ALL things.
     So peeps, even though it be a little light, it will light up our path...and we can trust that Jesus has the ultimate, best plan for our lives.

" I am the Light of the World. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."   John 8:12