Changes

It amazing the changes in priorities and perspective that come from a close brush with death. As I said on Facebook(Saturday night),

          "It's finally sinking in that my sister and I could have died today and my brain won't leave it alone. it's such a scary feeling to know you came about half a foot away from death. Your perspective on life changes and your priorities change. I am so very very thankful God protected us and I know that mine and my sister's work here isn't finished."

I was about half a foot away from hitting a concrete barrier and wrecking on the interstate. The domino effect of what would have happened to the car, my sister and I would not have survived. Plus many other people would have been hurt. If I had looked to the side of the road to look at the barrier a second later, we would have hit it. All I can think of is that God had His Hand on us and that it wasn't our time to go home. I'm writing this at this hour because I couldn't sleep due to images of what would have happened if we had wrecked. But I'm listening to WIBI radio station and the songs they are playing are the songs I need to hear right now. My heart is more at peace now and God is great! Things are going to change though...

Several things that are going to be changed in priorities:
   -Bible reading and prayer time
   -Time with my family
   -Clothing styles


If I'm completely honest with myself, some of my clothes haven't been as modest as they should be. My quiet time with the Lord has been every once in a while, and my Bible reading hasn't been everyday. Time with the family, I'm going to have to change some things around, but it will be worth it. Missing out on a year of my sibling's lives is one of the things I wish I could redo. There are many other things/bad choices that I wish I could go back and change, but I can't and it won't help things to be looking back and basically living in the past. All I can do is move on and accept the consequences of my actions, with a good attitude and a heart that accepts correction. And look forward to what's ahead, and look up at Jesus.



A couple things I feel God is leading me to do sometime in the future:
   -Start a Bible study on campus
   -Help children and teenagers who are homeless, abandoned, and unloved, forced/tricked into living lives and doing things they should not even know about.
   -Start a home or safe house for those children/teenagers and teach them about Jesus and how much He loves them, no matter their past. Show them that I love them, do my best to help them, and teach them skills that will help them in life.


I can hardly wait to see what God has in store for me, but more than that, I want to learn more about Him, I want to fall so deeply in love with Him that I can't find my way out of Him. I want to be lit on fire for Him and shine so others can see His Light, for His glory alone!

~Abby