Matresses, Massages, and Mental Breakdowns
Hello fam. I'm back.(:
WELLLLL the past couple weeks I haven't sent a solid email because everything has been so crazy and stressful. I've been getting migraines 3-5 times a week and on top of that I've had some pretty awful tightness and back pain that I just can't get relief from, so yeah. hahah.
Last Monday was the. last. straw. and I just couldn't take it anymore, so I cried to my momma who said, "Listen, I'll take care of it." And within' 24 hours I had a NEW. REAL. MATTRESS. You heard it people, Hermana Jimenez is SLEEPIN' IN STYLE. Hahaahah.
My back is feeling a lot better and I can actually fall asleep and stay asleep at night, so that has helped a lot.
On top of that, the new medication I take for my migraines is working a lot better than the old one. It takes about an hour to completely kick in and the symptoms are a lot more livable, so there's that.😎
Also, this week was multi-zone conference and I got to see all of my favorite people in the mission!!
Little by little, I'm beginning to get back to myself, but I still have moments where I feel completely and totally forgotten and frustrated. He is there in those times, and there is a lesson to be learned from all the things we go through. We just need to trust in the fact that God knows what he's doing. He has the bigger picture. (Mosiah 4:9)
We've been working with a lot of people lately, but the person that's been on my mind a lot is Avelino. That man just has a relentless desire to improve and be better. This guy has an IMMOVABLE faith in Christ. We meet with Him once a week at a restaurant. We walk in, shake his hand, order, sit down, and the man just talks and talks and talks until it's time for us to go and every time we leave I 1. have a migraine lol but most importantly 2. am just blown away at the faith that this man has. I've been pondering about how I could develop faith like Avelino has and the 2 things that I think make Him so spiritually strong are 1. the fact that he is ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS feasting on the word of God. He wakes up listening to the scriptures and goes to bed listening to the scriptures. like WHAT A G. RIGHT!? The truth is that Avelino knows what's up. There is a power that the scriptures bring that will ALWAYS come when we read. I'm talking about immediate comfort people.
Next, he doesn't just throw away his past spiritual experiences. This man will never deny God because he has received a witness that He lives before. I'm talking about something that happened YEARS ago. That's so impressive to me. How many of us just let those moments pass and then when we're going through a hard time say "wo me where's God at in my whole situation?" FAM. We can't be like that. We can't be seeking for signs all the time. The world around us is a sign enough that there is a God who loves us. And if you've felt Him stronger in your life before and you're frustrated that you don't feel Him that way now, evaluate your situation. Are you doing everything you need to be doing? If not, there's your answer, if you are, then GET OVER IT. You need to accept that maybe God just needs you to level up - to be a little more independent. So remember what He's given you and don't feel salty that He's not doing the same thing for you now. We need to have a little faith, people.
That's exactly what I need to be doing right now - walking with faith. The children of Isreal had to cross this river one time and God promised them that when they came to the water, the water would part, so that they could carry the Ark of the Covenant through safely. Now, these people I'm sure had no doubt in God's ability to part a river, God had parted the Red Sea for them, but when they came to the river bank, what happened?
Nothing.
so what did they do?
They walked into the river and it wasn't until their feet were wet that the river parted.
What do we learn?
We need to have faith. God is going to let us walk in darkness. He's going to let us exercise our faith so we can level up. So when you're feeling a little forgotten, just remember that God is putting His faith in you and that He deserves some faith in return.
Anyway, that's what I have for you today, fam. Trust in Him. And when you fall down, as my mission president told me, "Get up, and get going because that's the first win."😊
Love,
sofie
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