Experiencing God in my Life

          This past week I have probably experienced God in my life more then any other time or at least it has been awhile since I have noticed Him working in my life. I was going to write 3 entries about the three different things that happened to me this week but then I decided to put them all in one entry so it would be easier to follow along. I could also write them in one setting if I did it that way. God has been talking to me in a lot of ways this week. Three different ways is what I got to experience and I'm telling you this past week was only the second week of the "Experiencing God" Bible Study at my church. God is doing something if He is already trying to seek to me through different ways.
           The 1st time this week when I felt God speaking to me was from a song on the radio while I was on my way to work. The song "Just Be Held" was on there are it just took me back to my last job and when I was hoping to get one that I really liked and could make a difference with. I felt at peace when the song came on at that time this week because I knew through everything that has been going on that God was holding me and getting me through it. It was also funny because that is the song I played every morning on the iPad before the kids would come in at my last job. I felt like I was be held onto until a better job came along for me. God knew just at the right time when to bring the job I am at now to me and everything worked out and now I am at peace.
             I will tell you this: these 3 different situations felt like God was telling me that you can be a peace now. I (God) have everything under control, just live your life like you want to and I will take care of things. The 2nd time I felt like God was talking to me this week was when I was with a mentor and talking about my life and trying to get me hooked up with another mentor along the same stages as life for me. It was just a meeting to get to know me a little better so she knew how to match me up with someone else. I started talking to her about my high school days and my two favorite things which was FFA and Cross Country. Then we got to the subject about how I got into Cross Country and I told her the whole story and it has been awhile since I told someone that story.
           The story of how I was playing soccer when the cross country coach mentioned something about me being in Cross Country. At that soccer game, where I got hit/kicked in the nose with a soccer ball. Then going home and my parents telling me that the Cross Country coach said I would be great at running. Then it made me think about how the past 3 years my coach kept giving me the award for "Most Determined" and I will say I have to agree with that still to this day he was right. I didn't see that at those moments in time but now I got a glance at that again and it makes sense. It is a moment I have never forgot about and now it is a moment I still won't ever forget with a new meaning behind it. The coach saw something in me that I had no idea that I had and I lived it out in my high school years. I played 8th grade soccer when this happened so I had the whole summer to think about joining Cross Country.
               I'll admit there were some times I wanted to stop it altogether but my determination kept me at it just like my determination is keeping me at life right now. The 3rd situation was an answer to prayer that I just prayed this past Monday. I prayed "That God would just show me my friend, just to know that my friend was safe." Last night at church, God did that and I was okay with it. I felt more at peace after I saw my friend and him smiling around the church so it is good. I left church feeling like I got what I prayed for. I smiled at the end of church while walking out to my car and when I got home I just sat in peace and freedom. I felt like a burden was lifted off my shoulders. I knew my friend was safe and loving life so that is what I am going to leave it at. I did have a convo. with God when I got home and I felt at peace about everything.
              Now all I have to do is believe and keep my eyes looking for those little things more and more throughout my days. Yet at the same time, I will have to learn how to see if they line up with God's Will for me. I still need to get into the Word more and study it. God will start small and then keep getting bigger and bigger until He has us where He wants us.