Dennis the Mennace

Hurricanes suck. They interupt so much. Not only do they mutilate trees and wrip apart homes, they ruin perfectly good bridal showers! needless to say, my bridal shower was so beautiful, but very small. I was a little sad, not so much about presents, just about the fact that this was the ladies shower at the Morris'. Its something that every bride to be gets and mine was somewhat ruined by a stupid storm! So basically, what this has me doing is stressing out thinking that this will ruin every plan I have. Not only have I cancelled my shower for this weekend, but next weekend Tropical Storm Emily is thought to be a Hurricane in the Gulf. So who knows what will happen in three weeks when Im trying to get married. I just cant have expectations I suppose, because really, you can only plan so much and the rest is up to God and what He has going on. Its just hard to say that I trust that, because I just dont want what I have been planning for allll year to not go as plan. I am trying to be content with what I have already been blessed with through all of this engagement and my relationship with Justin, which is the greatest blessing of them all. I know God is faithful and that He is above all things and the small tiny so so so minor things will work themselves out to His glory and I need to just get over and be content with however things work out.

I was encouraged by these words:

"Every word in Zephaniah 3:17 is so real and true about God and what He was doing for me in that moment. The verse says, "The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." I knew He was with me. He is always with me- but sometimes more than others I realize He is with me and I have more faith to believe that He is with me. But really- He is always with me and I should always realize this and live a bold life knowing the Lord my God is with me and He is mighty to save. He is mighty to save! He has what it takes; He knows what it takes to save and He is faithful. He will do it. He is doing it now. He has begun a good work in me and I know He is faithful to finish it as it says in Philippians 1:6, "Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."I'm realizing more and more that God really does take great delight in me. He takes great delight in all of us because He loves us and we are His children. His love for me is so overwhelming that it takes my words away and it takes the concerns and anxieties of my heart away. His love quiets me. Because of His love I am speechless before Him. His love gives me peace and comfort so again it quiets me because it is sufficient for me. With His love I do not even need anything more- there is nothing to ask Him for. His love is enough. His love quiets me.He loves me so much that He rejoices over me with singing. I know when I am really happy a song is the only way to best express that joy. God delights in me and when He looks at me. He rejoices over me with singing. He has special songs that are just for me. How intimate is His love! How sufficient and wonderful! God is so good. These past few weeks have been so encouraging and refreshing for me. God has been giving me ears to hear and heart to understand His love and His perspective. I will continue to walk with my eyes firmly fixed on Him or I won't walk at all. Apart from Him I can do nothing. Apart from Him there is no life or true joy or peace. I am content with my life and the things I have and do not have. God is showing me just how very sufficient He is. He is proving to me that He really is more than enough for me. I have joy unspeakable and a peace that passes all understanding."