Figuring it all out.....

I just want to take a minute and give a "big shout out" to MY GOD!  And when I say a "big shout out", please don't underestimate.   I truly mean a "BIG SHOUT OUT" (my innate ability to speak like a 15 year old girl does not do me justice, most of the time)!!! Let me just start by explaining to you that it has taken me SO long to get to the point that I am at right now, at this moment.  My God is making things clear to me each and every day.  What He is making most clear to me now is that EVERYTHING we have gone through- the good, the bad, the happy, the sad, the times of guilt and the times of pleasure, and the times that we think we cannot possibly go on, all of these things are preparing us for what He has in store for us next.  If anyone would have told me a year ago, that at this moment, I would be here sharing my heart on a blog, feeling content, forgiven, loved, and like I have something to offer others.....PPPPSSSSHHH.....I never would have believed it.  But, it all has brought me to this place.  And what a WONDERFUL place it is!
I'm  far from perfect, but this morning, as I was praying and thanking My God for revealing Himself  (to myself and others) I also prayed that I would be used by Him with this blog.   I want to speak about what He is doing in my life and the journey He's taking me on to get there.  For the first time, it's exciting to me to know that I am being used by GOD....MY GOD!!!!!  It's even exciting to me that when I  talk about God- it's MY GOD. There is a song,  Your Great Name, by Natalie Grant (who is freakin' amazing and everyone needs to hear this song), that has one of the most powerful lines in it....."All the Weak, find their strength at the sound of Your Great Name, Hungry souls receive grace at the sound of Your Great Name, THE FATHERLESS, FIND THEIR REST".....this line is me.....I have found Rest!  I have found Peace!  Actually, I have been GIVEN rest, and GIVEN PEACE!  WOW....this just made me cry!  And that's my cue.  My second blog is officially finished!  Hey, Rome wasn't built in a day.....