Reason Why I Could Never Be a Vegetarian #987

This week I haven't blogged much. This is in part due to the crazy ball of fury that has become my life. I'm graduating, my sister is planning lots of things, my parents are moving, major storms that have rocked my community past its core, and many many other things.

In other news, God is good. And as Travis said tonight (more eloquently than I) that I am in the fight of my life. I'm in this tight spot. My heart feels constricted, like I'm wrestling with God. The problem is that I haven't quite figured out what's going yet. I don't know why I'm feeling this way, I can't even exactly put emotions into words or where they're coming from.

Haha the mental image I have of what is going on is that God is "tenderizing my heart," yes, with a meat tenderizer. Banging the crap out of it and putting dints and divets into my heart until it's soft enough.

Meanwhile, I'm wondering what in the heavens is going on. I know in my head that after He seasons it, stuffs it, surrounds it with hearty vegetables, and bakes it that my heart will become this juicy, tender, succulent piece of delicious joy that makes people's mouth water. It'll taste so good that everyone will want the recipe.

I know that's a really odd metaphor, and I honestly have to give God all the credit for that one. He knows that I'm young at heart and much I enjoy a good storybook in my head. :)

Anyway, I can't wait till my heart comes out of the oven. I can't wait to taste what my Creator has made and how beautiful the finished product will be.

I cannot stop praising Jesus for all the wonderful people He has surrounded me with. People who earnestly seek the Lord and want to invest in my life and share their lives with me. And I'm trying (trying) to trust that God will place people who are just as fabulous (if not more so) in my life in Maryville. It's so hard to say goodbye, but I know that it's only the beginning of an adventure that I'll never forget.