Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedomI want to serve a greater purpose. I was told I was given free will to choose any decision or choice that is placed before me. I've been set to believe, that there is a Lord that loves me, and who has made me to be His child. He knew me, even before I was formed in the womb. He gave me this life, this body, these surroundings, all set for His plans for me. He tells me He has many plans for me, prosperous ones, that will not give me harm so I may be hopeful for the future. When I seek Him, I know that there is nothing to be worried about. In whole-heartened prayer He will always listen to me calling out to Him, and that's where I find Him. I was told by the Lord to love more, not only His Divine Self but the people around me. To give my undivided attention, an open mind, a loving heart and a helping hand to those who need it most. I've been touched by the people whom He's worked through, and I was told that I am free to choose to love. I want to be a better listener. I want to help those who have no one to talk to, or who feel helpless and weak or confused. Whether it be through my writing or my actions, I want to empathize with people by sharing my failures/struggles or my joys/victories.
Dear No One in Particular,
I don't know if that was as intense for me to read as it was for you. I wrote that one night I was just thinking to myself, because going through my mind has been a lot of thoughts about the future, my vocation, and what do I want to do with my life. Those are some pretty broad things to be thinking about for someone my age since I have plenty of time to decide... But have you ever had that feeling that you just want to go out and do things, to get that sense of fulfillment? I have so many aspirations and it's crazy to think that the Lord has placed all these hopes for me to accomplish (if that's His will). I'm so motivated by His graces and sustained by His love that I know He always stands with me. Discovery Camp was such an amazing experience and quite a refresher to Camp Exalted. It's been over a year and to think of how fruitful my life has been since truly finding the Lord right where I was at that point in my life. I know that none of this can be solely credited to me, or if it could be at all, because if it wasn't for the Lord, then I don't know how I'd be right now. God's opened up so many opportunities to me, has shown me through His love, what He is capable of, and what He's made me to be capable of too.
It's now been probably a month or two after starting to write this post. To be honest with you it was always in the back of my mind, every time I opened a blog post or read an article even. I didn't know how to end it off or how my summer would turn out. It looks like this post is going to be two parts, just because I don't want to bore you with such a long post, and second, because I feel called to so much reflection that it's just not big enough for this post and it's good to separate my thoughts.
Until the next time I finish writing this,
Sincerely the Lord's,
Patricia
