Eat. Pray. Love

I reluctantly just finished reading, "Eat, Pray, Love" because my co-worker loaned it to me and wanted me to read it so we could go to see the movie together. The book bothered and bored me with all the yoga, karma, little g gods, selfish pursuits, etc but tonight I read something and took it entirely out of context and made it fit into my life.

It said, "...something else inside me has put in a serious request that I donated the entirety of this year of traveling all to myself. That some vital transformation is happening in my life, and this transformation needs time and room in order to finish its process undisturbed. That basically, I'm the cake that just came out of the oven, and it still needs some more time to cool before it can be frosted. I don't want to cheat myself out of this precious time. I don't want to lose control of my life again."

I had to read that a second time. That is exactly the way I feel about this year of my life. I have completely given this year to God and there has been some major transforming going on that I don't want to disrupt. I don't think its over. I don't want to go back to MY ways and don't want to cheat myself of this precious time alone with God. I may not see it now but I, too, am a cake in the oven that needs some time to cool before I can be frosted! I truly believe He is drawing me closer to Him and has some great big things (frosting) in store for me if I'm obedient.

I asked Him for two things over the past year that I am thankful He delivered on:

1. No distractions (ie, men)
2. To give me His eyes

So, thankfully I got something out of that weird book that I could take away. I know its only August but already I am so thankful for this year and giving my time, energy, money, thoughts, eyes, heart, just about everything to Him. It has been a good year thus far.
~Manda

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