A Year in Review...

     So, recently a lot of things have been changing at work. Currently I work part-time at a small law firm in Greenville. The changes have been for the good and I've taken the world by surprise apparently. I guess it's one thing to know something about yourself and another to show something about yourself. I was given one, what I thought small, project and the entire course of my position has drastically changed. I am so happy and surprised! And I'm kind of feeling somewhat like Esther probably did in learning how to please the king and going through a year of beauty treatments. This experience for me though did not require me to be pampered, sadly enough.
     I have only been back in Spartanburg for about two weeks and already I've been learning so many things. And I'm beginning to embrace things that I never thought I would. It's cool to experience that change in my heart and even cooler to see the response of others when they see the change. A few things that I'd been fighting: 1) growing up. Last year in my heart I was fighting settling into a job...dumb...or settling anywhere. I thought my world was ending, that I was too good for a 9-5 job, that I wasn't meant for a 9-5 on and on stubbornly, to a fault. This resulted in some unfortunate yet redeeming discipline from the Lord and my boss. 2) any hint of materialism, again, stubbornly. This was fleshed out in refusing to buy or wear any type of "adult/professional" clothing items or most anything really that seemed frivolous. That did teach me discipline in some ways though. 3) believing that God truly is sovereign over my life, even my sin and mistakes. Psalm 139...

Here is what I learned...
Grace is the capacity to change.
Extremism is sinful if it is isolating, offensive, and from a stubborn refusal to accept where you are in life or what is in front of you.
Life is ever changing and if your world is crumbling and you find yourself desperate, God is quite possibly stripping away something that was occupying too much of your heart and mind and wants to fill the void of it's absence with his presence.
Finances and budgeting are difficult!
The business world is a tough game and the harder you play the more respect you get. (this is the newest lesson. I'm as green as they come right now, ha). But keep it clean!
Pursue the things you've dreamed of with all you have and trust God with every step.
Don't hold on to your desires so tight that you can't let them go. Just because the desire is there for something or someone doesn't mean you deserve that thing or person. (that was a hard lesson) And if God fulfills a desire of your heart, be ever so thankful. It is a sweet gift that He should care for the desires of our hearts.
Don't try to take more than what He has given and blessed you with or it will be spoiled. Look what happened to the manna of the Israelites if they tried to collect more than what they needed for that day! eek! 

There is soo much more I say now but it's too late and I'm thinking of entertaining ways to tell of the events at my job. Believe it or not, despite it's small size it is a happening place =).

 - Good night-