Where Is Your Faith?

Today I had a vendor in town named Lindia who has become a darling friend of mine over the last year or two. Lindia and my dad have worked together for over a decade and are also very close friends.

Anyway, today, after the conference was over, she and I sat down and had a drink and just chatted about everything: family, work, the conference, church, health, chaos, and goals. As she was telling me a story about some events going on with her family she said that she has had to continuously remind her husband to have faith in God over the situation, "Where is your faith?"

"Where is your faith? Don't you trust that God is able to fix this? Don't you trust that He can resolve this situation better than you or I could? Where is your faith?"

In my life, there are so many things that I have to be grateful of, no denying that. There are some areas that I feel like I am so desperate for help and so desperate to get to where I want though. I think that I almost need to get this tattooed on me, "Shannon, where is your faith?"

Psalms 37:4 says "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart."

Jeremiah 29:11: "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"

Hope and a future... why can't I seem to remember that?!

Of course, we all know Proverbs 3:5 & 6: "Trust in the Lord always and lean not on your own understandings; in all ways acknowledge him and He will make your paths straight."

Easier said than done, right?

Well, I ask that you, my brothers and sisters, would pray for me that I might trust in the Lord more and always remember to keep my faith in Him.

Dreams/Goals

So, today I chatted with my old roommate, Emily, who I used to be pretty close to. She informed me that she is now living in New York City, working as a nanny, broke as could be, but has never been happier. It got me thinking about how I always knew that was her dream. Just to live up there for a while.

After hearing about her making her dream come true, I can't help but think about what my dreams are. I don't think I have taken the time to sit down and write them all out for quite some time. Of course this list has changed many times, and will continue to do so.

• Go to Ireland.
• Go skydiving.
• Fall in love.
• Learn to play golf.
• Change someone's life (for the better).
• Take a cooking class.
• Honor God with my life.
• Become a wife.
• Get onstage at a concert.
• Become a mom.
• Own a house.

That's as far as I have gotten. Is that bad? I think I need help thinking about what goals I should have. Maybe I just need time.

Things I've done:

• Ride in a parade.
• Get a Mini Cooper S.
• Learn how to drive a standard.
• Graduate from college.
• Live on my own.
• Live somewhere random during the summer.
• Go on mission trips.
• Be a youth leader.
• Help to launch a church.

Well. I think it is time that I start a LONG list of things I want to do before I die... and start crossing them off. I'm sure there will be plenty of time to add new ones and check them off, but there's no better time to start.