Just keep walkin'

Hello everyone, Hope all my readers had a great New Years! I am excited about this new year and all the newness of it :)

I just got home from walking with one of my friends. One of the things I am going (yes, I'm going to!) to do is get fit. We had a great walk and I know i'm going to be sore tomorrow lol. I came home and checked my blog which I haven't done in a few days, and I was suprised by 2 new comments. It is so encouraging when someone takes time to write a little something to me! It got me thinking about how we all need to just keep on walking. No matter your circumstances, keep going. My pastor encouraged our church to try and read through the Bible in 3 months. I tried reading the whole Bible last year but I slacked up and didn't even finish half. Since I will be in school 31 hours a week this semester I just didn't feel like I could do it all. So this year I decided I would just pick up where I left off and try my best to finish by March 31, 2013. Sadly I am already a little behind my schedule. But I was reading the other night in Psalm 23. It is one of my favorites!

Something in verse 4 stuck out to me. It says. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. I noticed the word "walk." It got me thinking, when we go through valleys and trials we can't sit down, slow down or give up. In all your questioning and worries you just gotta keep walkin'. The only way to make it through something is to keep going. One day you will make it out the other side. In the valley, it's hard and tiresome. You wonder if it's worth it. There are two choices sit down and wallow in your self pity or get up and walk on for the Lord. If you keep going for Him he will come through for you. I know God never wants us to suffer or be scared but he knows it is in the valleys where he can mold and make us more in His own image. "It's in the valleys we grow."

Also just like verse four says, if you keep walking for the Lord he will be there and he will comfort you! Seek His face, eventually you will find him. :) The hard part is the waiting part. Lets keep walkin' while we wait and he will do something miraculous in your heart!! My preacher said if we would read the word that it would change our life and that is what I am looking for God to do. I want to seek after Him more this year than I ever have. He is the only way and He is all I want.

-Just keep walkin'. No matter the valley, don't give up!