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In Galatians, the fruits of the spirit read as such: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. But what about happiness?

These last few weeks have been a very trying time for me, a definite time of absolute faith. I have struggled with knowing, “What does God want for my life, and more specifically, mine and Kevin’s lives?” The human in me says, “Well, to be happy, of course.” But the truth is, that’s not the truth. Although God rejoices with us when we are happy, He is also with us when the opposite is true. We often forget that He is the creator of the good and the bad. He never promises us happiness on this Earth; we are the ones who confuse happiness with joy. God is constantly reminding us not to become too attached to this world.

As I struggle to discern God’s will for our lives’, I will remember that the way I live my life on this Earth is but a test for something so much greater. I want God to be able to answer yes to the question, “Did she live her life for Me?” and no to the question,” Or did she live for herself?”

“When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future.” Ecclesiastes 7:14

<><LinZ

Okay…so I have to tell you that I have never written a blog before. To be honest, I didn’t know what a blog was until a couple of weeks ago. So, what do I write? Where do I begin? I feel like I’m in middle school again writing in my diary…”Dear Diary”…and so just like my diary, here is this blog. I will be writing to no one in particular, just to whomever wishes to read my thoughts. That’s disturbing! Maybe I could write this more like a friendly letter and begin it with “Dear Kevin, or Marla, or Mom, or how about Lil Nut”….but then it wouldn’t only be read by just that one person. So, I’ll just have to write in a way that it doesn’t really matter who reads it. That way I won’t run the risk of sticking my foot in my mouth or saying something I don’t want the whole world to know. Okay…I feel as if I have successfully rambled on and filled up enough space. Therefore, this, ladies and gentlemen, is my first blog entry. Congratulations to myself!
<>< LinZ