This past week or so has been a good one to say the least. So as of November 20th, I am now a Part-Time Sales Associate at Dollar General... yay. The Lord brought me a job- so I thank Him for it :) Then, on Sunday at church Pastor Jordan asked me to give my testimony. That within itself was an interesting experience. For most anyone who knows me knows I am a loud, outgoing, and talktive person, HOWEVER, I do not like giving speeches or talking in front of large groups of people. i get nervous and anxious and all those feelings where you think you are going to die via heart explosion ya know? But giving my testimony was cool. I got up in front of my closest 100 strangers I go to church with at The Barn @ Evangel Temple and told them about my life. I told them of my trials, my struggles, my tribulation and all of how God's saving grace and his compassion can truly change a life. It was overall a good experience.
Speaking of churches... All "four" years at Evangel I never seemed to find a church I really enjoyed or connected with. Over my stint at college, I went through this thing where I discovered that organized religion is NOT for me necessarily. Karen (my roommate) drug me to church the first week I moved in our apartment and I have been going to ET ever since. I found the new Pastor to be one who I respected and thought was a great example of what a Pastor should be and I found that not all churches are judgemental and have an agenda. Since August, I have grown to really enjoy this church and finally found a place I enjoy spending my Sundays...ever more than Bedside Assembly :)
Back to my original topic. I have had a decent week. I work, I met new people, I went to see Harry Potter 7 which was AWESOME, I have watched an extensive amount of movies, I ate at Chili's with Karen, I went to church, I went to the Evangel Temple All-Church Thanksgiving Dinner, and I just genuinely had a good week. It is finiding God and His glories in the everyday things. I am blessed. I sometimes find myself in these situations where all i do/want to do is complain and think "Why am I lacking/ Why don't I have...?" but I realize that I do have. I have so much. It is time to start being thankful for the blessed portions of my life.
*Danielle
