God's Gracious Girl

All Things Work

Every 5th of the month I am taking the time to reflect on my journey while recovering from a stroke. Today makes seven months, and the word that immediately came to mind, as I reflected, was "gracious".  Sometimes I'll create the title of my blog after I write, not today. I'm God's Gracious Girl.

Webster defines gracious as marked by kindness and courtesy. It goes further and mentions graceful, acceptable and pleasing. This journey has been so many things. It's been hard, hurtful and at times disappointing. It's also been loving and peaceful knowing that God knew in eternity that I would not only endure this and but also grow through it and gain different perspectives.

I'm so extremely in awe of God's promises. God has been so amazingly kind to me. God has been a protector and a healer. My prayer, now that I truly realize somethings, is that I move in ways that are acceptable and pleasing to God. I mean, my brag is different. God has shown out on His daughter. He's been so kind and graceful towards me. Since we are created in His image, we possess those characteristics also. You is kind, You is smart. You is important.

When I think of where I was seven months ago and where I am right now it's truly night and day. Seven months ago I was unsure, worried, and sad. Now, I have found joy and peace in the midst of adversity. The picture I'm using for this blog means so much to me. It was taken before my friend, Quiera's, wedding. I stayed in the gorgeous city of Sandy Springs, Georgia. While at her beautiful wedding we learned of the passing of an amazing entertainer. I didn't know much about him but I read everything that I could find, I even watched his funeral service live on Tidal. I learned a couple of things about myself in my research.

I learned that I'm gonna do it real big. Jeremiah 29:11 I Chronicles 4:9-10.
I learned that I want to stay in this moment with God forever. Oh How He Loves Me My One My All
I learned that while I heal that the race is not given to the swift or the battle to the strong..
I learned that God kept me so that I could keep growing, learning, teaching, and being a blessing to others.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing (acceptable) in your sight

Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before

I Press 

The Marathon Continues...