"1Therefore, I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
2And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."

Romans 12:1-2

This morning, I started listening to a sermon by Paul Washer- Following Jesus, and it has really made me reflect on my life and what are the things of this world that I have allowed myself to conform to. As Christians, we are called to living in the world but not of the world. Now that I am back in the world, it makes it that much more difficult to do so. How can we transform our minds as we live in the world and have so much garbage trying to flood us daily? By transforming our minds-- by reading the Bible consistently and staying in prayer. Quiet times can not be forsaken- Prayer, reading the Bible, cannot be forsaken. This should be a set apart time, daily to spend with God! The King of the Universe! How is it that it still gets pushed aside so easily?

Being home is good. It's the place I'm called to be at right now, and there are days that I'd prefer this season to fly by quickly, just because I'm ready to move to the next season, but then the Lord clearly reminds me that I'm here with a purpose, His purpose and He's going to join me in this journey; I'm not alone and that gives me the strength to get up and go forward with another day, all fears aside.

I am going to learn a lot in this season... I'm sure of it. I'm going to have to work hard, stay focused and completely lean on the Lord. Trust. Trust. Trust. I will continue to trust the Lord.

He is faithful.