This has been a pretty rough week for me. I'm going through some pretty difficult stuff right now. Through it all, I'm realizing that I need to shift my focus from man to God. I cannot fear man, I need to fear the Lord. I really struggle when someone thinks badly of me in any way. It crushes me like a ton of bricks. Basically, I let the opinions of others control me more often then I'd like to admit. I'm reading a book right now (thanks to my sis, Jenny) called When People are Big and God is Small. It's about codependency and the fear of man. It has been very eye opening to me, and I believe I have opened its covers at just the right time. So I am going to be strong, and stand on God's word, and follow His leading. That is the only way. It gets exhausting trying to please everyone all the time. I'm at a point in my life right now where I could take two very different paths. One is a little easier in the sense that worldly things would be steady and seem to work out. The other path is much harder. It requires constant faith, constant trusting in God and His provision and His kingdom. It takes me to the unknown, and it scares me. I'm choosing the harder path, and I believe no matter how much I struggle through it, in the end it is the right path, and I'm praying that God would be glorified. So any prayer would be readily accepted. Just wanted to share where I'm at....love ya'll!