walk by FAITH!

2011, it is finally here! It is hard to believe it really. Wow, what a year 2010 has been, with all it's ups and downs. I fell down lots and yet, kept getting up and moved forward and here I am. I also had great moments of joy and laughter. What a year it truly has been. I remember laying on my bed around this time last year not really knowing what God had in store for me. In 2010 I went to Haiti and Thailand! That is just crazy. I now only have ONE more semester of school left! Time flies, for sure.

To type out all of the lessons I learned would be too much. Lately though, God has given me a glipse of how messed up we all are, including myself. I AM SO FAR FROM PERFECT! I sin. I don't deserve what God has given me. I think I am really learning this right now, how amazing Jesus' love is for me that he would die for me. He cares about what I do. God knows, he sees each tear I shed, he sees my struggles and heartache. But, without my struggles I would never learn. I would never realize how much I really cannot do life without God. My biggest desire is to grow closer to God. But you see, the world gets in my way. I slowly start getting (for lack of a better word) "sucked", thinking that I "need" all these things and I stop getting convicted...It is a battle, each and every day!!!

It is a brand new year to truly live my life for the Lord. The world will think I am crazy, I NEED TO BE CRAZY IN THE WORLD'S EYES!

These are just my thoughts as I lay here, reflecting and looking into the future. I will still struggle with so many things, but God is on my side and wants me to succeed. He wants all of his children to succeed! He has good plans! He is good!

What a BIG year this is going to be! It will be filled with so much, it actually overwhelems me to think about, yet I am somewhat excited. I will step into the "real world" on May 7th, after I graduate college! I will be a licensed teacher! That is what I have dreamed of being since I was 5. Also, I hope that at this time next year I can say that I have been back to Haiti at least one more time!! That is all in God's hands. I have to trust in him that when I am suppose to go, I will. period. Even though I can hardly see one step in front of me, in God do I trust. I walk by FAITH, not by sight.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Let God lead your life this new year. Walk by FAITH not by sight.

All I am for Him!
Katelyn