RodeoJodie.com is undergoing a complete revamp as I am in my own life! Exciting things to come I promise. I have felt driven in the past three weeks to write about the things that wake me up at 3 in the morning...inspiration, hope, and new beginnings. Change happens all around us, big and small. I'm the kind of person that if it hurts I put it aside until I can gather my thoughts and grasp my feelings by myself. This past weekend a huge change was announced in my life as well as many others. I couldn't help but to first feel selfish and want to put my feet down when I heard my Pastor and his family would be moving to brighten up the Colorado Springs area. As I've had time to process this change, I have gone through my many many years at Journey Church. My highest and lowest points in my life have been during this time. Points when I was so close to God I welcomed His every move with open arms, to points where I was so far away that I just turned my back. But He never turned his back on me and He never will. I've had relationships begin and end. I've had the blessing of a wonderful son. I can't help but thank Scott and Linda for all they have done for the church as well as for me. All the keys to life that they have taught me. Their welcoming presence. I have learned so much about walking with the Lord and everything ever spoken has been true and felt in my life. I had the pleasure of having their daughter be one of my first Prim's that I taught. Through that experience, I grew and learned so much more about the Lord. All of my girls throughout the years taught me so much about life, enjoying the small things, heartache for some that had very hard circumstances, and love endless, wonderful love and acceptance! I cherish those times so much and thank Linda for her support and showing me how to walk in the right path...even when I chose not to. I wish them nothing but the best, pray for them, and will definitely miss them personally but good thing for Facebook! Also, in the past months Pastor Scott had been talking about change. I knew my heart was stirring to change my life and with courage and hearing God speak through these sermons, I quit my "secure" job of nearly 7 years to correct my priorities and stop challenging my morals and ethics. I am not a salesperson, I'm a mother! I learned much working there, traveled the world, and met such wonderful friends that are as close as family. I can say that I am at peace, I'm happy, and know that I'm right where I need to be. God is the God of Tomorrow and the future truly is bright. Tears are a part of the cleansing process they say!
So if you feel like you are standing in the middle of the tracks, with a freight train going 100 mph straight at you, and you feel numb to your life...I encourage you to take a leap, a leap of faith, and dive into your life to take control of it. Pray about it and seek God..or I'll pray for you! God will finish what He started in all of us.
And from the Zach Brown Band, "If you can't change it, let it go".
