Journey With Jen

I love this time of year!! The beautiful colors! The cooler temperatures! My favorite holiday is next month! Truly a time of Thanksgiving! I went with Faith on her third grade fieldtrip to War Eagle Cavern. It was a beautiful day spent with my little girl. I went with Joey and Luke when they were in third grade. It makes me sad to do all of the 'last time' fieldtrips. ;( Aaahhh... nothing says fall quite like a pumpkin patch! A warm afternoon spent with my family outside enjoying God's creation! I love making memories with my family!

The will of God...we were talking about this during Sunday school and it got me thinking. The will of God was separated into three types: The sovereign will of God, the moral will of God, and the individual will of God. The sovereign will controls the universe. The moral will is revealed in the Bible for us to live by. The individual will ~ well, the authors' strongly disagreed with that there is one. After all, we do have free will. So, is there a plan for us here? Where does our choices and God's will touch or connect? I believe that we chose to be here. Honestly, everyone talks about going 'back home' to be with God. So, that would imply that we were once there. And God is a loving and just God. I believe that we chose to come to this earth to learn and grow and to please God. And how do we learn the lessons on this earth so we can graduate and go back home? God places people in our lives. Events in our lives. After all, how do we learn patience? It's by having ...