Isn't it weird

How your whole world can fall apart in the blink of an eye?

I think it is very intriguing how fast life moves, how we think we can predict how our lives will go, and how life can change in the blink of an eye.
In the  last year my life has changed dramatically in ways I would have never expected. It has been the hardest year yet, but I am confident that after making it through this I am a stronger and better person.
All of this pain that seems to be never ending around me, not even in only my own life but those around me too, is honestly quite exhausting. I just want it to end.
But the good thing is that all of this is something to bring us hope, to grow us, a chance to keep our attitude in check, and a chance to rely on Our Savior, Jesus Christ.

As you may or may not know, my life has not had much of "trials" you may say up until this point and has been quite uneventful in terms of bad things happening.
With the striking of some unfortunate events I have been angry, sad, depressed, and quite frankly a crazy person. Thanks to some people in my life I have started to find my way back to the hope I have in Christ and His overwhelming mercy.

It is such a blessing and a curse to be able to feel things so deeply because it is to know that you are human. I'm not wishing pain or despair on anyone but instead I am learning to treasure all stages of life: the good and bad.. to learn from them all, to test my faith, to make me stronger, and so maybe one day I can help someone else.
Our attitudes and our lives are all in our power to change and make the best of what comes our way.

Recently I read a book and it said this, " There are many things to be scared of in this world: a bloom of jellies. a sixth extinction. a middle school dance. [ loved ones dying, not paying bills, relationships failing, passing class, ect. whatever it may be...]  But maybe we can stop feeling so afraid... We may be plenty fragile but we are also the only ones who can decide to change." (the thing about jellyfish)

Life is what you make of it and if we decide to make it a good one, it may just turn out that way & we might just be able to change the world. 


-Kat

p.s. definitely read "the thing about jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin.

GRACE

Grace is a crazy beautiful thing... Because lets be real, not one of us deserves it. EVER. And quite frankly that is the beauty of it.

I am a believer in Jesus Christ. He died on the cross for YOU and I, for the sins that we commit daily.. so that WE can be in Heaven one day with our Lord and Savior. 

And for a second if you don't think that you or someone else in your life deserves this forgiveness than you are wrong and as I said before.. That's the immense beauty of Grace.  Not one of us deserves the Grace of God, but yet He loves us anyways and forgives us anyways.

This is not me trying to justify sin or anything like that, but I want to say this:

If we are believers in Christ and Christ forgives us, aren't we called to forgive and love those in our lives when they mess up too?

I would say as Christian's we are constantly called to love, serve and forgive others that don't deserve it. It saddens my heart that people are quick to say that they do these things, but when push comes to shove they don't actually do or believe it. 

This past week this has been laying very heavy on my heart. 

I'm not saying that forgiving is an easy thing, but if God can forgive us than how can we not forgive others?

No one should be defined by their past mistakes. I am sure glad I'm not. Our God is a God of second chances and I believe that I should be a person that gives second chances too.

I know if I mess up I would want a second chance and a little bit of Grace. 

-Kat