Embrace Today!

There is a lot of buzz about weddings and relationships, finding that right person.  I'm not sure why this summer has been so full of marriage and engagements, maybe I'm just at that age.  But I do know it puts all these horrible thoughts in a girls head, like; "something's wrong with me that I haven't found someone yet" or "I need to be a better person, artist, musician, cook, baker, etc. so I can have my own 'prince."  Now, I realize I'm putting myself on the line here and letting everyone in the world know that I'm just a silly girl but these are legit thoughts that go through almost every girl's mind when all of her friends are getting married.  I found that I have to stop myself and look at the whole picture...the picture that says I'M ONLY 22! I have so much life ahead of me yet and if that prince comes then he comes, until then God is calling me to be solely His.  I long to be a better bride for my King and my King alone.  God has spoken so strongly through Mother Teresa and her writings the last while and this is no exception.  Mother Teresa lived her life solely for the Lord and was so confident in that, what a beautiful life she lived with God!

The phrase, "to embrace life" gives me a beautiful picture of wrapping my arms around everything rich and beautiful and soaking in every bit of what it has to offer and letting it take every bit of me I have to offer.  I want to give everything I can to serve God and to live this life to the fullest.  A good friend of mine reminded me that not all prophecies "just happen" we have to do our part to make them happen!  We have to embrace what God has given us to fulfill the things He has spoken into our lives.  Well, I think it's time to focus on the things God has asked me to do and spoken to me so I can be the bride and daughter He has called me to be.