Renewed yet discouraged

Well, it has been a while, hasn't it? So, over the past few months, I have been renewed in my journey to read the Bible in a short time. It has been amazing, reading God's story. I am reading chronologically, and I have found it very hard to put down. I am now almost halfway through! Hooray! God has spoken to me through the history of the Israelites as they followed Moses, as they were led under Solomon and David's leadership. I am currently reading in Chronicles, which can be trying, but it is exciting to hear parts of the story that are familiar to me (as this book is sort of a rerun). Reading so much, has brought me feeling so much closer to God than before.

What's more, I had the privilege to visit Chichicastenango in Guatemala once more.

As soon as the plane landed in Guatemala city, I felt alive! More alive than I ever do on a regular basis each day. And oh, how I long for that feeling here at home... All the people moving about, the colors, it is all so beautiful!

I can hear God speak so clearly while we are in Guatemala. So many amazing things He showed us! And hopefully, I will tell of them all here. As for now, I am back at home, feeling both excited about what God has planned for me and overwhelmed by all the daily mundanity that I face constantly. I did find a verse that helps speak to me, and this is my prayer and my hope.

"O my soul, why be so gloomy and discouraged? Trust in God! I shall again praise Him for His wondrous help; He will make me smile again, for He is MY God!"

Psalm 43:5