learning.

i'm starting to think that God has a million little lessons he wants us to learn each day.

while my faith isn't exactly where i'd like it to be, i still believe that i'm growing closer to God each day.

this summer at SSP our theme is GROW.

what does that mean? how can we be growing each day?

i've come to believe that we ARE growing each day, even if it's in the smallest ways.

each day there are moments that challenge us, whether for a second or for a few hours. we may not even realize that the moment is happening, but it is. in those moments we are challenged on how we are going to respond to the situation, and each day, we learn HOW we are going to respond to them. we learn that some days we respond better than others, but in those decisions we grow. whether it's learning from bad choices or rejoicing in the right, we are growing as people and as believers, and i believe that i am growing every day.

i don't always know the right decision to make, but each day i learn and grow from them.

a wise counselor told me on tuesday

"you can't choose your reality, but you can choose how you respond to it"

i couldn't agree more. from our reactions to reality we grow, and it's my hope that through our hopes for ourselves and for eachother that we continue to grow.

i'm not entirely sure if this post makes sense, i'm in serious need of coffee and food, but i do believe that growth is happening for myself and my staff and that is something to rejoice in today.

"love keeps no record of wrongs but instead rejoices in the right."

remember God keeps no record of our wrong decisions but instead rejoices in our right ones.