Humble
the Lord is so good at finding ways to bring me back down to Earth. i am so guilty of trying to do things on my own & not giving God total control. i like to do things my own way & on my own time & that's not always what God wants for me. God made me to be very independent & very opinionated, it's a blessing & a curse. it is something i have to work on daily & i am definitely better than i used to be, but i'm getting there.
i am so quick to help others & act on nudges from the Holy Spirit, but it takes more effort for me to give up total control to the King. everyday i make the conscious choice to lay my life down at the foot of the cross. it's a daily choice to wake up & give my heart to Jesus, because we all know that being a follower of Christ is not the easiest thing to do all the time. i am so quick to help others & point others to Christ & i can look back & see that it has grown my faith so much. when you are able to see the miracles that God is doing in others then it makes believing for miracles in your life so much easier. i am working on being as quick in spirit about believing God can work miracles in me as i am toward others.
the Lord is always showing me ways that He is so good & that He's got us all in the palm of His hand. i had the amazing oportunity to help serve the community of Rowlett, TX w my youth group recently. we were assigned a field that hadn't been touched since the tornados in late December of 2015. the field was covered in debris & thousands of 5 inch shingle pieces. in my head every time i would pick up a piece of wood or shingle i was literally picking up the pieces of peoples' homes. it made me so emotional to see the scattered pieces of someone's house. but yet there was an odd peace that i had in those moments in that field & the Lord just dropped in my heart that if He can comfort those who have lost everything, then He can handle my problems of everyday life. its in those moments when the Lord draws you so close that you can feel Him breathing life into the deadness of your world. i love moments when you feel so high up off the ground & you're swamped w life's weight & He taps you on the shoulder & says hey McKinley, i can take care of that for you, i'm awesome & carrying this doesn't phase me like it phases you. sometimes you forget that He cares so much for you that He will gladly oblidge to help carry the weight of your life. when i just feel my life kind of caving in around me or i'm so stressed i just ask for His peace & it's like i have this new confidence that He's got me & that everything will be just fine.
it is very easy to get caught up in wanting to be our own "god" if you will. but i want to urge you to be relentless in your pursuit of Him & His plans. always act on the nudges from the Holy Spirit & be obedient to what He has asked of you. let God have total control & let Him guide you on His path, i promise you won't be disappointed. i want to challenge you to wake up & give God control of your life, give Him control to do what He has set out for you. just know that you aren't alone in wanting to be independent, but He's got you & He's got me & you can rest in that today & know that whatever He's got for you is greater than anything that you could ever imagine. i pray that He quickens your spirit to turn to Him before relying on yourself & your fickleness. i also pray that in those moments when you're feeling so stressed & so high off the ground that He pulls you back down & gives you peace. don't be prideful & believe you've got it, because you don't, but He can handle it i promise.
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"& I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, & I will be the glory in her midst."
Zechariah 2:5
X O X O, K i n l e y
p.s. y'all i am so sorry that it has been SO long since i've posted ! my life has been so crazy & i haven't had like any time to sit down & post. so please forgive me & thanks again for reading SBG !!! Y'ALL ROCK !
as promised, here's some pictures from the Ben Rector concert ! we had an absolute blast, it was so much fun & i am SO glad i got to go w my absolute bestfriends ! i so enjoy their company & laughing until my face hurts & singing at the top of our lungs to our favorite songs. they truly bring so much joy to my life & they have helped shape who i am. SO MUCH LOVE FOR MY BFFS !! #oldladies so enjoy some pics of me & my bffs :-))
