The Giving of Thanks

ok, i dont know how many people know and/or care about the past few months of my life. Nothing really big or anything but that was the problem, there was almost nothing.

When i got back to MS from an amazing summer in Cali i went home to Moss Point to live with my parents for, what i thought at the time, just a couple of weeks. But, that turned in to 3 months of sitting in Moss Point, MS doing nothing. I felt so defeated, useless, unsatisfied, and alone (from time to time on that last one). My plan was to get back to MS and find a job, then find a church job and start doing ministry. Now, here i am on Nov. 22 just having found a job a couple of weeks ago and hopefully soon will have a Church job. Not what i saw for myself a few months ago but God has definitely been working things the way He wants and it is evident.

I know it isnt quite Thanksgiving yet but we should live with hearts of thanksgiving. So, i am going to take this blog space to thank some people in my life. I am thankful for all the people God allows to be in my life but over the past few months there was a few people that God used to keep me sane and focused on the Lord.

Mr. Bryan Cirlot was one of those people, weekly lunches with him were incredible and refreshing, thank you sir. John Michael George, thank you sir for always being willing to listen to my rambling and ridiculousness and thanks for the guidance. Joe Kuykendall for the willingness to listen and always knowing how to lift my spirits. Darin Wong for the great theological discussions and such. Matt Wallace for always being you, haha. There are a few others who helped during that period of my life but the main person who kept me in check and kept me from going insane was Ms. Katie Taylor, thank you ma'am for being you. Thank you for challenging me and encouraging me when i was down and out.

I look back now and see that God taught me so much during that time even though it was painful sometimes. There were good times had so dont think i was just sitting around depressed all the time, haha. But i know that i have never had so much time in my life to just sit and think and read. I was able to bury my head in scripture like no other time in my life and it was great. I was able to experience a few things for what they truly should be when the Lord is the center.

I am very thankful for the sovereign plan of God and His self-centerness for His glor y. once again thank you to all of you that let God use you in my life.