Life

A lady bug crawling up a thread of grass. Birds soaring through the sky. A babies first steps. A song from the heart. The beauties of life. A shattered heart. Last goodbyes. Unexplained madness. The aches of life. Life. So beautiful, yet so tragic. Imagine this for me, A young girl standing on the beach. The ocean waves gently splashing against her little legs as she giggles with joy. The vastness of the waters spread out as far as the eye can see. The bright sun softly setting behind the horizon. The colors bursting across the sky as if they were carefully brushed from one end of the sky to the other by a magnificent artist. The voices of the birds making a lovely melody with the crashing waves. Peace. Nothing but a picture perfect view and peace. Everything seems to be just fine for the young girl at play. Not a care in the world, until the settings change. The skies turn grey and the waves turn mean, creating a whirlpool of disaster. Hear the thunder roar as lightening creates a light show in the once peaceful sky. Fear strikes deep down into the little girls soul as she runs from the madness of the approaching storm. To safety. But alas she did not quite reach the safety of the dry shore before being whisked away into the troubled seas. Struggling to break through the currents, the young girl is sure that she may breathe her last. Suddenly, a glimpse of light appears through the murky water. Pulling her out of the water a voice hushens her fears saying, "Be still my dear. Your life guard walks on water". Though this story is fiction the plot is very much true in our own everyday lives. We see the beauty of the obvious, but we often overlook the hidden beauties. Matthew 18:2-4 says this, "And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." The idea of having a child in the sea rather than an adult is that we as Christians are called to have a child like faith. When trouble arose in the sea, the girls first instinct was to run to safety on the shore. As Christians when trouble or distress in our daily lives arise our first instinct should be to run to God. Instead we tend to do the exact opposite. The young girl struggled a little until she was saved and began to lose hope, thinking her final breaths were being taken. Which is how we react in our hard times. What we foolishly forget is that God never leaves us, nor forsakes. Whether we are drowning in the ocean or scrapping our knees on the cement, God is always waiting with His arms held open wide ready to embrace us with His unfailing Love! Life is great and we all at times pray for what we want rather than what we need and what we think we need may often be what we actually want. When those things aren't granted to us or troubles arise, the beautiful skies and peaceful seas we find beauty in, turn into the stormy seas that frightened the little girl. Life is amazing until troubles arise and we feel the water encasing us in a trap that feels impossible to escape. Hard times drag us to the bottom of the ocean floor and tie us down. The good news is the same that saved the little girl. Our life guard walks on water! No matter how far down the craziness of life drags us down, God's hand will be right above us to pull us through the storm. That is the beauty we often miss when we are so focused on what is wrong, rather than how God is going to carry us through this. In our little mess we are forgetting how greatly we are blessed ;) Moral of the story, don't forget to enjoy life even in hard times. Look at your surroundings and notice the change in scenery. The little things!

Greetings

Why Hello World!
A pleasant evening tonight is, or should I say was. It appears that as I am writing this it is actually early morning. Let me start by saying, Welcome! Welcome to my blog and welcome to the fellowship I hope to have with you as I continue this journey as a young Christian writer. Welcome to an escape from the craziness of life. Now that I have welcomed you, let me tell you a bit about me and this blog. My name is Rebekah Raielle Henderson. I am 17 years old, brought into this world on September 16th. My siblings include three older brother, yes that means I am the baby and only girl. They never let me forget that! Soon to be sister-in-law eases the load of their nonsense.
Enough about me, let's talk about the blog. Why a blog? Three simple words can answer that question. I can write. or we could add in a fourth word. I love to write. Both are correct. You see, before starting this blog I had written a book and came close to sending it off to a publisher. The reason or rather reasons don't really need to be clarified, so I will leave it at this, it wasn't part of my story. The story God is carefully writing for me did not include me having a published book at this point in time. I said okay, let it go, and walked away. Do I regret it? Not a bit. I am a teenage girl trying to get through high school and life! Back to why I made this blog. Seeing as my dream to publish a book has not worked out so far, and to have words on a page hidden underneath my bed for no one to see seems pointless. having a blog means I can write. I can write all I want and not have to worry about chapters or page count. I can write until my heart is content, because sometimes I get these sudden sensations to write. It could be two A.M. and some random and sometimes life changing idea pops into my head and I can't help but write! Which leads me to my next reason of why I have a blog. I love to write, Any topic, subject, or question. I can write you pages on it. If the assignment is a 4 page paper, I usually hand in at least 8. That is just how I am. I can express my personality through my writing.
You know a little bit about me, and why I started a blog, what you don't know is how I came up with the title. "Little mess. Greatly Blessed!" Life. That's the only explanation I have. Because life is so crazy and sometimes overwhelming. Life can get you down and push you to your breaking point. But life can also be beautiful! It can be so amazing and wonderful. So in the little messes of life don't forget the many blessings God has granted you! Life may throw a curve ball at you, but when your catcher is God, there is nothing to fear. After every storm comes a rainbow. Just because there are clouds in the sky, doesn't mean a beautiful butterfly turns grey. There is always a blessing to find in the mess of life. Whether it be as big as a new house, or as small as a newly bloomed flower. Enjoy the little things!