Reflection...

Have you ever sat down and looked at yourself in the mirror. Stared into your own eyes. Contemplated who you were looking at? Today has been one of those days. When all i can do is think about myself. Not in a self absorbed way but putting my life together like putting together a puzzle. Seeing how each piece made me a whole picture. I realized how much things that i have experience have really had a profound effect on me. How much the truth has really shaped me. How people have left scars on my heart and others have made my heart so filled with love. But mostly i realized how much i have changed. I don't think I have ever really and truly noticed that before. How different i was only a couple years ago. How drastically my life has changed directions. But overall i can't complain. I love where my life is going. I know what i am doing, and who i want to spend my time with. Every day has something in it that makes me laugh or smile. I have friends who genuinely care about me. And simply knowing that alone is a gift from Jehovah. Putting Jehovah first and really focusing on that, making every part of my life centered around serving him in either a different or fuller way has brought me more joy than i could ever imagine. I feel so privileged to be where i am now. It took a lot to get here and I know that it will take much more work to get where i want to be. But with time i know i can make it and one day I will be a complete picture. I just need more pieces.