Hello everyone! It has been a bit since I last posted, so here is just a little update on things that happened, and of course I will talk about something that God has laid on my heart.
So, at the end of September, I ran a half marathon. It was better than I expected. I think training was the hardest part. I had a mental challenge around mile seven though, my right knee was giving me a lot of pain, so during the race I actually text my family to pray for it, so it didn’t get any worse. I could feel there prayers, because my knee slowly got stronger and stronger! I felt their overwhelming love from afar. <3 I will say, one of the best parts, was crossing the finish line with the Avengers theme song playing. I actually downloaded it just because I wanted to cross with it playing, but the cool part was when I hit mile 13, it came on all on its own (God definitely took over my playlist and did that for me, and you could not convince me otherwise.) lol
With the race over, I was able to focus on harvest, the pumpkin festival at church, and resting my body.
The pumpkin festival blew me away again, like it does every year (this was our fourth year). We had the perfect weather, even after the rainy week we had. Hundreds of adults and kids came out, and we had the best time. We enjoy music, games, food, hot cider, and lots+lots of candy!
After the festival, I felt I was able to breathe more and actually decided to do a little bit of a social media fast. It was exactly what I needed. I was able to just focus on work and I was able to be still and listen to things that God has been whispering. He was trying to teach me, how to shine his light. He was sending all kinds of messages and I kept missing them, until I decided to stop dead in my tracks and put everything on hold.
He taught me to look over any bad situation and ask myself, what is good in my life? Then say out loud everything that is good. For example: I have shelter, I am loved by family and friends, I have a good job, etc. It is all about remembering to be joyful in all situations.
Next, was about loving people, no matter who they are. No matter how different. It does not mean you have to agree with everything they do. But, you need to show them love and that you care, because when people see that, they become attracted and fall in love with you and want your friendship. And when people fall in love with you, because it is Gods love that you are showing, then they will also fall in love with God.
Last, but not least, he showed me that being anything but myself would cause me to miss cues from him. If I try and strive to be something I am not, I am going to miss all the good things he is trying to tell me. So, I need to be my authentic self and if someone bashes my authentic self, or makes me feel lesser for being so, I need to walk away.
“May your roots go down deep into the soul of God’s marvelous love.” Ephesians 3:17
Soooo todays blog is kind of choppy and all over the place, but I wanted to touch base with everyone and encourage all to shine Gods light, no matter how dark the day may seem.
Much Love,
Kylie
P.S. The Thomas Rhett concert I went to with my sweet cousin, was perfection! 🙂
