Summer Has Come and Gone.

At the beginning of this Summer I prayed, I prayed that this Summer I would grow and mature in Christ. Now, Summer is just about gone. It's been a good one, I had a lot of good times. And as I consider all those thoughts & prayers I had at the beginning of the season, I feel God has taught me so much. He's opened my eyes to a lot of truth and wisdom. I had been struggling with this particular sin in my life, it had really taken control of my life, and I hated it. But the truth is, I hadn't been taking my sin seriously... I am the queen of excuses. I could make an excuse for just about any situation.. I would often find myself doing that with my sin, making excuses. But when I do that, I am making excuses to God. And I knew it was wrong yet, I continued to do it. Yesterday, it really hit me, I need to STOP!! I need to start taking my sin seriously, I need to blot it out of my life, get rid of anything preventing me from loving my Lord and Savior. So, right then & there... I prayed. I poured out all that I was feeling to God. I told Him I was sorry and needed forgiveness. And He gave it (1 John 1:9) I felt this tremendous burden come off of me, like I had been released from my bondage to sin, which I had. This Summer has been awesome. I met some amazing people, I learned so much, and I had tons of fun in all of it. I'm looking forward to the end of this Summer, I'm excited for the year to come, excited to see what God will teach me in the future. And I do believe that I have grown and matured in Christ this Summer and I'm looking forward to growing and maturing even more in years to come. Thank you God for all you have taught me this Summer, You are Great :)