Awake my soul

When you are free you are completely uninhibited. You have no boundaries, you feel infinite, and yet you are more in control of yourself than you ever have been. You know what you are capable of and you know the direction you are going. I have always called myself a free spirit. Almost in the same sense as a wildflower, growing and flourishing so gracefully no matter where its roots have formed. Dancing with the wind and providing a lush view of color for on lookers, wildflowers have always made an elegant debut.

I have only called myself free until now. I truly am free... free in Him.  Free by His grace, His blood, His mercy, His forgiveness, and free only in His arms. So it is an oxymoron at its best, I am free when wrapped safely in His arms.

I have been reading a daily devotional called Jesus Calling (fabulous) and every morning when I have my quiet time I get to see yet another way that God is continuously surrounding us. He is there always and no one can take that away from you but yourself. He is willing, He is ready, He is calling and I am at the perfect place in my life to give everything to Him.  I can write about the grace of God and His love because I know it. He loved me when I was unlovable. He was the only one there to extend His hand and pull me out of the darkness that had then become my life. He was hope and He was a new beginning. What I have forgotten is that I should be allowing Him in my life like that everyday. I need Him just as much now as I did then. I know where I am going and I am making the right decisions in my life to get there, but when you are free in Him those decisions become easier and you are able to hold hands with the master which provides a sense of peace like no other. I am beyond thankful for the second chances God provides us. I am the true definition of a born again Christian and I am continually brought to life every single day by the grace of God.

This picture described exactly how I feel right now. Alive.

The wife of Noble character

 Solomon was deemed one of the wisest men to have ever lived. In Proverbs we are able to read his accounts of wisdom where spiritual truth and common knowledge collide. It is perhaps one of the most relatable books in the Bible. By relatable I mean connected in a way. Almost like they are "mother isms" and you know the lesson in each and every one of them. "The man of integrity walks securely..." " A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret." " He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm." All of them are relatable to our lives in some way and we all know the lessons that they teach.

One of my favorites is the description of a wife of noble character:
A wife of Noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.
She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. -Proverbs 31:10-12

The description goes on, but I wanted to put an emphasis on "She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life." That is such a powerful statement. That means that everything I do as a wife from this point forward should have my husbands best interest before my own and God's before his. I sometimes forget to seek Him in every situation. He should not just be around when you pray or when you ask of Him, He should be apart of you, holding you together and woven so perfectly through your mind, body, and spirit. He is balance. He is being content. He is peace and He is infinite.

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
But a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. -Proverbs 31:30