post-retreat thoughts

These past couple of weeks, I've been so caught up with school work, my weekly "routine" *consisting of 2 night classes/week, workout routine* that I've hardly had a chance to relax and take some time out to do some reflecting. Most of the time that I do spend on myself has been worrying about volunteer jobs, a summer job and whatnot. But, this weekend was truely a time to just get away from it all and do some refocusing.

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Father, we look at your plan and it's all based on love, not on our performance, and we pray that you'd help us to understand that. TO be captivated by your love. To be overwhelmed by your grace. To come home to you in that beautiful path that you've already carved out for us.
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This quote and bible verse that my friend gave me off her calendar is truely something to think about and take to heart. Is it almost a shame to NOT be captivated by such love that is so readily there for us? and knowing full well, that God has everything in control..why is it that sometimes we still can't relent control of it all? coming out of retreat, I know that GOD will do so much more in my life..it was just a matter of letting things go..

"The Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we can know the True One. And our lives are in the True One and in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the eternal life" -1John 5:20