All He ask you to do is trust

It is amazing how different life is when you are turning towards and drawing closer to God. He truly never is far, only us who stray. This last week was such a testament to what God can do. Seemingly so far a week ago at this time, this week has been one of learning. It started Sunday. Sitting 5 days away from speaking to the students at Hueytown Middle for Career Day the preacher said all God ask is us to give ourselves. He will use our talents and gifts. All week long I really wanted to prepare and practice, but between work and school finishing up I just took care of the task at hand and found myself sitting here last night realizing I didnt print my notes off and my printer was out of ink. Funny thing. I went over to my neighbors to use his printer and he had dial up....and no microsoft word to open my document which I had emailed to myself to open and print at his house. I then ran back home and copied the document into an email and again went through the tedious process of waiting on the dial up. Patience truly is something else as you watch life pass  you by... I decided to just stop and talk and listen and fellowship with my neighbor; knowing I wanted to get home I remembered the Martha and Mary story where Jesus told Martha she was too busy. A couple of hours later and a piece of homemade apple crumb cake, I parted with my neighbor saying do not worry, everything will be fine. I knew that as I laid my head down on the pillow.....and eventually I fell asleep. I sit here, it is hard to reflect on today, cause it passed so quickly, but I am just in awe at how God can take someone and work through them. I am confident that He planted seeds today and each of us that spoke impacted the kids that needed to be impacted as God knew their needs and what they needed to hear. It truly was a joy even as I sat there speaking to one class and noticed several students sleeping to realize what a great time it is to be 13 and what a great joy it is to be on this earth. Truly I learned a lot this week. As I relied on God my friendship with Him grew and I saw what He can do when I just trust and give Him the glass. I also learned that when you let down the walls and reach out to those in your lives they truly meet you with love and compassion. I felt the prayers of those in my life this week. Praise God for what He does everyday a little at a time through each of us and for each of us. And all we have to do is just trust!