GOD IS GOOD

I'm almost crying before I even start this. Hormones are real.

Okay. So every time I write a 'churchy' blog, it's with the intention of sharing my testimony and hoping it broadens people's horizons of what our church and 'mormons' really believe in without you having to feel awkward wanting to ask me about God....without it looking like you want to know about God because y'know, that's embarrassing, I get it. Been there done that. So let me try and make God cool to you for a minute by sharing my personal experiences.

First things first. You guys we aren't freaking weird bible bashers that want to push our religion on you.

 I know that's kind of hard to believe when there's two youngsters (missionaries) stopping you on the street with black badges with Christ's name on it asking if you'd like to learn more about Jesus Christ. I admit, that can get kind of overwhelming and yes, especially when they're weird Americans (lol jk america) but I used to avoid those people too.

I mean look what oor Frankie said here, the struggle is real.

 

But fo reals, the reason missionaries get so giddy when you tell them you have some belief in God or that you want to know what we believe, is because of how good God is! Our church is a Christ based church that focuses on the happiness He brings. If you tell me you're religious, but not LDS, I'm most likely not going to say 'umm awkward you're in the wrong church'. I'm most likely wondering about the happiness it brings you and then just want you to tell me if you prefer in n out fries or five guys fries. Cause that's a make or break for me if we're about to be friends. 

Ever since I was younger, I wanted everything in life young.

I wanted to be married in my 20's. CHECK.

I never understood why people would always run away from the idea of marriage so quickly, it honestly wasn't a big deal to me. It was always just something in my head that made the relationship between two people a forever thing. I haven't always made the best decisions in relationships, but I knew marriage had to be THE best. The other night, I was looking at messages that Nathan and I first sent to each other, we had only knew each other for a month or so and we both knew something was different. Crazy right, a freaking month or so. I wanted to tell him so badly 'dude, we're getting married one day', well I would never say dude, but you catch ma drift. And sometimes I actually would, but I would be sly about it. But we both knew something was about to go down and it was scary because we knew it was real. And it actually happened, we are actually married and I get to spend not just the rest of my life, but eternity, with the greatest man I've ever met.

(Prepare to cringe, this was before I even knew I was defo coming to Utah to visit. Also lol @ the pun he made with my name)

I wanted my own place. CHECK.

You know what, we don't OWN our place, but it's still ours. But in 20 years we'll think back to and reminisce about that time we rented our little apartment, made it our own and it was just us.

I wanted to start a family (which included a dog). ALMOST CHECK.

In 4 months we'll have started our family and will meet our baby girl. There's something about picturing your partner with a baby and I cannot wait to see Nathan be a dad. And our dog is the best dog ever.

I wanted to move to America. CHECK.

How? I still have no idea.

Recently I had this huge realisation that I was taking everything for granted and hadn't really noticed everything I had. How did I get this all? How on earth did I move my life to a different country? How am I not having multiple breakdowns a day? Was it because I actually decided to put my pride aside and wonder what those weird missionaries in the street actually believed in? Was I just lucky? Do I actually have my shiz together?

NOPE, 

cause I certainly do not have my shiz together, let me tell you that.

But let me tell you this too:

"Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things"

Everything I have is from God. My life started to turn around when I started acknowledging Him. He rejoiced because I realised He had always been there. There's no way I or anyone I know can take full credit for getting me where I am today. There's most definitely people who have helped me, but no one more than God himself. 

Here's the cool part, 
you can know Him too
When I first learned about the church, I thought everyone was so perfect and that there's no way I could be a part of it cause I was far from perfection. I still am. But what I learned was that we were sent to earth to make mistakes and rough ourselves up a little, it's in our plan. Perfection isn't gained in this life, it's only strived for.

So go outside, take a long walk in a forest, pay attention to how calm you feel. Think about the time you were at your lowest and think 'how did I get through that?'. Look at your family. Recognize your strengths and your weaknesses that have became strengths. Recognize your happiness.

Recognize God, because He is good.

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