The Rebirth of Hope

Hello One and All! 

It has been a while since I last blogged, but sometimes I just have to make sure I really want to tell everyone what I'm thinking.  I'm pretty honest when I write so that can be a very good thing....or a not so good thing if you know what I mean.  These past couple of weeks have been one of big change for me.  A change in perception can make all the difference in how we cope with something.  I have chosen to change my attitude on a few things and it has been so freeing!  I highly recommend it!

One the coolest things God has been doing is peeling back layers so that even deeper healing can occur.  He is using roommates, books, DVDS, and journaling to do this.  I don't know if any of you could use some deeper healing from our God, but He will go there with us if we ask.  He also goes there when we don't ask and those are some painful times of growth.  Louie Giglio is one of my favorite teachers and his messages have always been a balm to my soul.  I recently watched "Hope When Life Hurts Most."  If you haven't seen it, I would say to get your hands on it and let him speak truth to you. He talked about our suffering being a megaphone to the world of what's in our hearts and that if I ever doubt that God loves me........to look at the cross. His suffering and dying on the cross has been the loudest message of love in history. Wow....wow!

I also wanted to quickly share that I went on an audition on Thursday and it went really well.  No details yet, but I go back Monday for more of the process.  If nothing else, it has been totally encouraging.  I do want to share one part of the audition.  After I had sung my 2 songs and did my comedic monologue they asked me if I had a dramatic monologue to do.  Well I didn't, but I asked if I could just share something dramatic from my life.  I told them about moving to Georgia, marrying Chester, and then a little about the divorce. The Holy Spirit took over and just spoke through me.  At the end I shared that God became real to me during that time of pain and that He is good and that I hope my life brings Him glory.  As I shared this with them, I realized just how true it all was.  How I would not have been there auditioning or living in Orlando or how I would not have met so many WONDERFUL friends by moving to Georgia.  God was using my suffering as a megaphone at this audition!  "GOD IS GOOD ALWAYS!! BEAUTY FROM ASHES! HOPE IS THE LORD!"  I have to say, this was not the typical audition.  Well, long story short, I got asked to come back next week.  I don't know what will come of it, but that's not the point.  The point is that hope has had a rebirth in me and that I am living more intentionally in seeking and spending time with God.  Does life get much better!?

Thanks for reading!