never too early, never too late.

"The Holy Spirit is never too early and never too late."

So, after a conversation with two of my sisters over dinner, I decided I am not giving up on my blog and picking back up. I have been too worried about a running "theme" but the fact of the matter is that there are two really big things that I am passionate about. Simply learning and interpretting truths from the Bible or whatever particular book I'm reading or even a song. I do love music and find it very inspiring. Unfortunately, sometimes when I am letting these things out to my friends, I realize I have been preaching to them and then have to come to an end of my speech and apologize for seeming "preachy". So, I'll continue to let it out on my blog.

So, the other thing I am passionate about is pretty things, creative things... especially having to do with weddings. I do not know how I came to love weddings as much as I do, and wonder if that is something of the Lord that He will use with time, or it's just that I realized I liked them one day, and began to learn more about them, and looked at more and more pictures, that it just became a full on passion. But I also like pretty flowers, pretty food like cupcakes, and pretty houses. So, the two of these passions will just show up whenever I want to vent about either one. No rhyme or reason or set plan. That's the thing. I like to plan things out, too much... which takes us back to the title of this post...

"The Holy Spirit is never too early and never too late."

As I type that for a second time, I have to hold back tears because I just see how faithful He is in that. I see how I have been so confused and angry at certain points in my life... jr. high till, umm now. And I'll continue to get frustrated about things, I know. But He has definitely chiseled some more patience into me. Like I said, I'm a planner and I have always had grandious ideas about how I wanted my life to end up... it looks much different than I had "planned" because the Lord knows what I need and He is to be glorified above all else. He knew what He would have to do in my life to break me, to mold me, to turn me towards Him, and then to be used by Him. It's a hard process being molded, and I am sorry for my parents and siblings that had to patiently watch me go through it... but I guess I was a part of their molding process too. But, this i the thing... God is never too early and never too late. He knows where you need to be at the time you need to be there and He will get you there in His timing. Oh, and by the way, I got that quote... though I've heard Elisabeth Elliot say it before... from this really awesome book, Second Mile People by Isobel Kuhn. I highly recommend it!!

"He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:6-8