Such a time as this...

You know those sacred moments of grace? Those ones that appear months after you represented God so boldly, but you felt like no one noticed and even if they did... they could care less? I got one today. It's the coolest, most reassuring feeling in the world. It means more than God showing you when you do it. 7 months ago I stood for God more bodly than I ever have in my entire life. I knew people were aware I had done it, but they didn't care. In fact, most of them hated me for it. 7, almost 8 months later, I had one of those friends tell me that they remembered how I stood up and that I was right and they respected me for my decision. They said even though they didn't understand at the time and they didn't like it then, they get it now and want to stand for God now as well. I don't know about you, but that makes me want to shout from the mountaintops!! It's so cool when anyone gets on fire about God, but I can't tell you how exciting it is for someone from my former group of friends. I honestly didn't expect to really speak to any of these people again... God had different ideas. I certainly didn't give him enough credit. It was so incredibly exciting for me that God rewarded my faithfulness. We often wonder why God doesn't answer our prayers or show us 'why' immediately... it's because he has better ideas than we do! He has bigger and better plans than we could ever imagine. When we live for Christ, it shouldn't be about the reward... it should just be that it is living for Christ... even with that, the reward is such a nice bonus! Months ago when I thought no one cared and I felt like I was the only person in this world... God prepared it for 'such a time as this'... a time when someone could see what God had to offer and there were other lives to live... ones that glorify God. And I'll tell you... I wouldn't take back those times when I felt like I was all alone for anything in this world. God is so freakin' awesome!