Thanksgiving.

I'm starting to miss some people...I really miss The Hearthstone (now Ramada). I miss EGBC ; ) I miss long days with my sunshine. even longer nights, wonderful talks, tears, laughter, and HUGS...
Ohhh, the memories... : )
BUT because of those memories, I have no reason to hold onto what I had before. I'd like to go back and relive some of those memories, but not for awhile. And not for very long. Best times of my life...but I can't do it forever. I'm so glad that I lived them at one time. : )

Now I'm changing. Not that I'm not the same Sarah that shared such marvelous times with the people I love, but I'm different. I wasn't living for Jesus exactly how I should have been. But it's all part of growing spiritually - letting go of things, forsaking things, becoming more like Jesus. It doesn't happen the second you're saved. It's something that takes a lifetime. It's called sanctification ; ) I'm not saying that we're not different the moment we're saved, because we are. The Bible says that we are new creations. But it's a process of stepping out of our old skin, and a continuous one at that. It's like a snake shedding its skin. They do it over and over. That's what I'm learning. I must continually shed my skin.
Jesus gives power to those who sincerely seek Him. It's the exact same power that healed blind eyes and deaf ears, cast out demons, created the universe, parted seas, calmed storms, and brought the physically and spiritually dead to life. This is the same power that lives in me!
So I am different. I'm probably more real than I've ever been. Moving here was a change...it brought a change inside of me by the grace of my Savior. I'm not the same - I'm constantly being molded into the shape of Jesus Christ. Praise be to God :D

I'm going to have a good Thanksgiving.

I'm thankful for:
Having the opportunity to live in KY.
How God always watched over me there.
Everything He did for me there - before and after He saved me.
The friends that I have there (you guys know who you are.)
The church I belonged to.
All the memories I have, good and bad.
Everything God allowed me to go through, and everything He taught me.

God seeing fit to bring my family back home.
All my family and relatives.
My new friends.
The house that God has given us.

Nature.
Education :D
Creativity.
Beauty.
The mind of God.
The way that He opens doors like flying colors if you follow Him.
How He's been changing me.
His holy Word and all its promises.
His comfort, rest, hope, joy, peace, guidance, etc.

But most of all, I'm thankful for His gift of Jesus, that I may have LIFE, and have it in abundance.
Thank You, Jesus, for everything You are for me. I love You alone.

Freedom.

All my chains I can't disengage, and I don't believe that I want to. One hand sings Your praise, the other brings me shame. I have selfishness to blame. And I'm singing for freedom. I know I'm not the only one praying to the One who can bring me this freedom. I'm ready for change, change, change, change. Broken down I lay - I keep holding my chains. No longer bound, but here I stay. I scream, "Father, please, I need rescuing! I need You and You alone." And I'm singing for freedom. I know I'm not the only one praying to the One who can bring me this freedom I'm ready for, I'm ready for. Still You patiently wait, yet I won't just let go. I see You and You alone saying, "Come follow Me. Despair has come so you can see release." So I'm singing for freedom. So I'm singing for freedom. The time has come, separation has lost the war to love. Take My hand - grace has found you where you once began. You're alive, you're alive in the waking of new life. Take My hand. In the end, there's only love. There's only love. There's only singing for freedom. I know I'm not the only one praying to the One who can become this freedom I'm ready for, I'm ready for. Father, please, I need rescuing. I need You and You alone.

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