Can You Believe it?

It's hard to imagine, but we are already into February. I don't confess to being busy, but didn't the year just start?! Where does the time go?

Well, since it is the start of a new month, things on my blog have been updated. The quote and scripture verses have changed. I will explain why I chose the ones that I did.

For those of you who know me, my birthday is this month, the 13th to be precise. So, I wanted to do somethings that either had some significance for me or things that I should be reminded of. Psalm 139 serves as a good reminder to me, but it can to all of us. In the past, I have felt that the Lord isn't near or that he doesn't know what I am going through. Now, I know that the opposite is true, but we all do listen to the voice of the Evil One sometimes:-) These verses just remind me that as I am about to embark on another year of my life, I don't need to be afraid of the things that I can't see. God will be with me every step of the way. He knows my thoughts, feelings, dreams, and I don't need to remind Him of them. My life is mapped out and it always has been, though I am not the one looking at it:-)

That brings me to the next thing I changed...my quote. I stumbled across this one (I don't even remember where!) Since it had to do with the piano, I was drawn to it. Life is like a piano; it needs the Master's touch. That's also something I need to remember. Despite how I, as a pianist, try to play the great works of Beethoven, Mozart, Pachabel, and countless others, I will never master them the way these composers did. Sure, I can do my best, but face it, my trills will never sound as good as Mozart's! (Though my piano teacher is trying to help me get close:-) The same is true about life. Yes, I can take the wheel into my own hands, but I will make a mess of things, probably even more than Mozart's Sonata in C. I need to recall to my mind the fact that having Jesus at the wheel is far better than Ella being at the wheel. I know that as I will get a year older, I will continue to have that urge that says I can do things, which is the falsest truth. Only by CHRIST can I do things! Besides, since the Lord has the guidebook and knows what direction I am headed, He's bound to be the Master. I would only be an amateur.

I probably sound nostalgic. These thoughts were just ones that I was having as I was updating this blog. I can't say I know what is in store this upcoming year, as I turn seventeen. All I do know is that the Lord is directing the show, he'll tell me where to move, and I have the complete assurance that my director is there every step of the way; my lines and actions having long ago been written in the script called, Ella's Life.