Family

It's 1:35am Monday morning on April 14th.  Church last night was really good.  After church, we went to a restaurant and chilled there for a bit.  I love being around everyone and just talking and having fun.  It's one of my most favourite things to do EVER. 

God's been showing me the importance of family.  Family is such a biblical symbol of love and God's desire is for everyone to be in that same family of love- his children.  I'm not just talking about "family" as in all Christians/body of Christ, but I'm talking about immediate family.  He's showing me how staying close to the family that you had no choice but to be a part of strengthens and encourages the specific individual (you).  Granted, there are circumstances where your immediate (blood) family may not fit into this mold, but even still... God has or will, if He hasn't already, place you in one!

You could very easily say that I am forced to learn this lesson because of the season of life that I am in- living in AU, halfway across the world from family, friends, and everything familiar.  I will say this though, I CHOOSE to be taught by God how important family is to me.  It's a precious lesson learned and a precious gift thats value should never be forgotten or diminished.