Faith.

The importance of being rooted in it. I've seen how very important that fact is. Even just in the past few months, I've seen God move and work in my life. Things that have happened that I don't think I would have seen if I was in a relationship. I personally feel like I am a relationship person. I enjoy being in a relationship. There are times when I want a boyfriend. But let's be honest...that is not a good enough reason for having one. Despite my wanting a boyfriend, I also know that this is not the best time for me to be in a relationship. After graduation, I want to leave the country. I want to travel the world and go teach English some where. If that dream becomes a reality, then keeping a relationship would be quite challenging. Long distance is NOT for me. Been there done that haha. 

Getting back to faith and the huge importance of being rooted in it. 
You know the saying, "you can't love someone else until you love yourself"? Well, I feel like that applies to God and faith. If you don't have a strong faith, then how can you be in relationship with someone who does? Or vice versa. Jesus talked about being equally yoked. When in a relationship, both people should be relatively on the same page and should be building each other up. Pushing each other closer in their relationship with the Lord. 

That being said, since I'm in this time of singleness...all my single ladies! I've really gotten to focus on my relationship with the Lord and see how He has been working in my life. Their have been times when I have run to God with trials and triumphs. Where as before I would turn to a boyfriend. I think that God is teaching me to trust and rely on him. That is something that I constantly struggle with. I am a control freak and I ALWAYS want to know what is going on. I like being certain about things in life. So all the trials and triumphs that have been going on are starting to break me of my controlling nature. More than ever I've felt closer in my relationship with God and I know that it has gotten stronger. This makes me excited. I know that everything that I have been experiencing lately is just preparing me for something bigger. What that is...I don't know. But I am okay with that fact. I am just excited in the fact that God has got it all planned out and I can't wait for what it is!

Thanks God for building me up. I'm learning to trust you more and more and I'm looking forward to the future you have planned.